gonadotrophin
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1. hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | endocrine, hormone, internal secretion, |
| definition | : | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | follicle-stimulating hormone, fsh, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactin, |
| definition | : | gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition (noun.substance) |
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