INTERSTITIAL CELL-STIMULATING HORMONE

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Meaning:

A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

Synonyms:

ICSH; interstitial cell-stimulating hormone; LH; luteinizing hormone

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("interstitial cell-stimulating hormone" 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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