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LH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("LH" 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)
Context examples:
In males, the inhibition of LH secretion prevents the release of testosterone.
(Abarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
Physiological effects include the inhibition of luteinizing hormone (LH) release, an increase in the endometrial luteal-phase, and alterations in endocervical mucus secretion.
(Norethindrone 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)
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)
GnRH causes the pituitary gland to make luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
(GnRH, NCI Dictionary)
As a result endogenous pituitary output of FSH and LH is shut down.
(Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)
Furthermore, without stimulation of LH, estrogen release from the ovaries is stopped, hence impedes the growth of estrogen-sensitive tumor cells.
(Megestrol acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
GnRH causes the pituitary gland to make luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
(Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, NCI Dictionary)
A substance that blocks the pituitary gland from making hormones called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).
(GnRH antagonist, 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)
