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FSH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm

Synonyms:

follicle-stimulating hormone; FSH

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("FSH" is a kind of...):

gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropic hormone; gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)

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 Context examples: 

Ganirelix directly competes with the GnRH for receptor binding in the anterior pituitary gland, thus induces a rapid and reversible suppression of the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

(Ganirelix Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Ozarelix competitively binds to and blocks the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in the anterior pituitary gland, thereby inhibiting the secretion and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

(Ozarelix, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that blocks the pituitary gland from making hormones called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

(GnRH antagonist, NCI Dictionary)

The protein may have inhibin-like activity; it may act as an autocrine paracrine factor in uterine, breast, and other female reproductive tissues and may inhibit pituitary secretion of FSH.

(Beta-Microseminoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent causes the release of the pituitary gonadotropins follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), leading to ovulation.

(Clomiphene, NCI Thesaurus)

This eventually leads to an inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus and a subsequent inhibition of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) release.

(Desogestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

Abarelix directly and competitively binds to and blocks the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in the anterior pituitary gland, thereby inhibiting the secretion and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

(Abarelix, NCI Thesaurus)

Norgestrel suppresses the secretion of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones (LH and FSH), thickens cervical mucus, and slows the transit of ova through the fallopian tubes.

(Norgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called follicle-stimulating hormone and FSH.

(Follitropin, NCI Dictionary)

Ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate act by negative feed back mechanism at pituitary gland suppressing the release of gonadotropin hormones follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

(Ethinyl Estradiol/Norgestimate, NCI Thesaurus)