lh (luteinizing hormone)
11luteinizing hormone-releasing factor — I. noun see gonadotropin releasing hormone II. noun see luteinizing hormone releasing hormone …
12luteinizing hormone releasing factor — (= LHRF) A decapeptide releasing hormone (1182D ) that stimulates release of luteinizing hormone …
13luteinizing hormone surge — a sharp increase in serum levels of luteinizing hormone seen around the middle of the menstrual cycle about one to two days before ovulation …
14Luteinizing hormone — Hormone lutéinisante Pour les articles homonymes, voir LH. Hormone lutéinisante Général No CAS …
15luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone — (lh rh) The same substance as Follicle Stimulating Hormone Releasing Hormone (FSH RH), both of which are actually Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH or GRH). Confused? Imagine being an endocrinologist 20 years ago. These (This) are (is)… …
16luteinizing hormone — A glycoprotein hormone (26 kD) and gonadotropin. Made up of an a chain (96 amino acids) identical to other gonadotropins, and a hormone specific b chain. Acts with follicle timulating hormone to stimulate sex hormone release …
17luteinizing hormone — Biochem. See LH. [1930 35] * * * also called interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH) one of two gonadotropic hormones (i.e., hormones concerned with the regulation of the gonads, or sex glands) that is produced by the pituitary gland …
18luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone — noun Date: 1970 gonadotropin releasing hormone …
19luteinizing hormone — or luteinising hormone lu:tənʌɪzɪŋ noun Biochemistry a pituitary glycoprotein hormone that stimulates ovulation in females and the synthesis of androgen in males …
20luteinizing hormone — LH a hormone (see gonadotrophin), synthesized and released by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation, corpus luteum formation, progesterone synthesis by the ovary (see also menstrual cycle), and androgen synthesis by the… …