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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In females, FSH stimulates development of egg cells, called ova, which develop in structures called follicles.

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

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

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LH and FSH are produced in the ovaries, and estradiol and progesterone are produced in the pituitary.

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

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