FSH

American

Biochemistry. follicle-stimulating hormone: a peptide, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that regulates the development of the Graafian follicle in the female and stimulates the production of spermatozoa in the male.

FSH British

abbreviation

follicle-stimulating hormone

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FSH Scientific

Abbreviation of follicle stimulating hormone

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Follicle cells produce the hormone inhibin, which inhibits FSH production.

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FSH production is inhibited by the hormone inhibin, which is released by the testes.

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Explain how the absence of direct contact among the GnRH neurons and the coordinated release of FSH and LH suggest another timing mechanism.

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Slowly rising levels of FSH cause the growth of follicles on the surface of the ovary.

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