Preferred Name

gonadotropin, pituitary

Synonyms
Definitions

Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis ( PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE that stimulates germ cell maturation ( OOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENESIS), and LUTEINIZING HORMONE that stimulates the production of sex steroids ( ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE; ANDROGENS).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0100098

database cross reference

MeSH:D006065

definition

Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis ( PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE that stimulates germ cell maturation ( OOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENESIS), and LUTEINIZING HORMONE that stimulates the production of sex steroids ( ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE; ANDROGENS).

Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis ( PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE that stimulates germ cell maturation ( OOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENESIS), and LUTEINIZING HORMONE that stimulates the production of sex steroids ( ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE; ANDROGENS).

label

gonadotropin, pituitary

prefixIRI

IMR:0100098

prefLabel

gonadotropin, pituitary

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0100087

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0100096

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