Stimulating
111follicle-stimulating hormone — (Medicine) sex hormone produced by the pituitary gland (stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles, endometrial growth, and estrogen production in women; stimulates the production of sperm in men), FSH …
112thyroid-stimulating hormone — hormone which is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates activity in the thyroid gland (Endocrinology), TSH …
113follicle-stimulating hormone — noun Biochemistry a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the formation of ova or sperm …
114thyroid-stimulating hormone — noun another term for thyrotropin …
115follicle-stimulating hormone — FSH a hormone (see gonadotrophin) synthesized and released by the anterior pituitary gland. FSH stimulates ripening of the follicles in the ovary and formation of sperm in the testes. It is administered by injection to treat sterility due to lack …
116interstitial-cell-stimulating hormone — see luteinizing hormone …
117melanocyte-stimulating hormone — MSH a hormone synthesized and released by the pituitary gland. In amphibians MSH brings about colour changes in the skin but its physiological role in humans is uncertain …
118thyroid-stimulating hormone — TSH; = thyrotrophin a hormone, synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland under the control of thyrotrophin releasing hormone, that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland. Defects in TSH production lead to over or under secretion… …
119follicle-stimulating hormone — fol′licle stim ulating hor mone n. biochem. See FSH • Etymology: 1945–50 …
120melanocyte-stimulating hormone — melan′ocyte stim ulating hor mone n. biochem. See MSH • Etymology: 1950–55 …