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A hormone, produced by 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.
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Luteinizing hormone — beta polypeptide Identifiers Symbol LHB Entrez 3972 HUGO … Wikipedia
luteinizing hormone — (Amer.) n. LH, gonadotropic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland stimulating maturation of eggs and development of the corpus luteum in females and sperm in males (also luteinising hormone) … English contemporary dictionary
luteinizing hormone — n. a hormone, secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates ovulation, the development of the corpus luteum with its subsequent secretion of progesterone in females, the development of interstitial tissue, and the… … English World dictionary
luteinizing hormone — luteinizing hormone. См. лютеинизирующий гормон. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Luteinizing hormone — A hormone released by the pituitary gland in response to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone. Abbreviated LH, it controls the length and sequence of the female menstrual cycle, including ovulation, preparation the uterus for implantation of a… … Medical dictionary
Luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide — Luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide, also known as LHB, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LHB luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3972|… … Wikipedia
luteinizing hormone-releasing factor — n GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE … Medical dictionary
Luteinizing hormone — Hormone lutéinisante Pour les articles homonymes, voir LH. Hormone lutéinisante Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor — The luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR), also lutropin/choriogonadotropin receptor (LCGR) is a transmembrane receptor found in ovary, testis and extragonodal organs like uterus, that receptor interacts with both luteinizing… … Wikipedia
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone — A hormone that controls sex hormones in men and women. Also called LHRH. * * * luteinizing hormone releasing hormone n GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE … Medical dictionary
luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone — noun also luteinizing hormone releasing factor : gonadotropin releasing hormone herein … Useful english dictionary
