Luteinizing hormone

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounA hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.

Synonyms

lutropin lh interstitial cell-stimulating hormone luteinising hormone luteotropin follicle stimulating hormone luteotrophin human chorionic gonadotropin chorionic gonadotropin lactotropin lutrophin ovulin

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