human follicle stimulating hormone
1Follicle-stimulating hormone — (FSH) is a hormone synthesized and secreted by gonadotropes in the anterior pituitary gland. FSH regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductive processes of the human body. FSH and Luteinizing hormone (LH) act… …
2Thyroid-stimulating hormone — protein Name = Thyroid stimulating hormone, alpha (Glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide) caption = width = HGNCid = 1885 Symbol = CGA AltSymbols = HCG, GPHa, GPHA1 EntrezGene = 1081 OMIM = 118850 RefSeq = NM 000735 UniProt = P01215 PDB =… …
3Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people …
4Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people …
5hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …
6human development — ▪ biology Introduction the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity. Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …
7Human chorionic gonadotropin — chorionic gonadotropin, alpha polypeptide Identifiers Symbol CGA Alt. symbols FSHA, GPHa, GPHA1, HCG, LHA, TSHA …
8Hormone — Hormones (from Greek Polytonic|ὁρμή impetus ) are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is also a chemical messenger that transports a… …
9human chorionic gonadotrophin — (HCG) a hormone, similar to the pituitary gonadotrophin that is produced by the placenta during pregnancy. Large amounts are excreted in the urine, and this is used as the basis for most pregnancy test. The level of HCG in the serum is one of the …
10human menopausal gonadotrophin — a commercially available combination of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Administered by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, it can be used to stimulate fertility in men or women with gonadotrophin deficiency of any… …
