Preferred Name

pituitary gonadotropin
Synonyms
Definitions

Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis (pituitary gland, anterior) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include follice 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.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006065

alternate name

pituitary gonadotropins

definition

Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis (pituitary gland, anterior) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include follice stimulating hormone that stimulates germ cell maturation (oogenesis; spermatogenesis), and luteinizing hormone that stimulates the production of sex steroids (estrogens; progesterone; androgens).

label

pituitary gonadotropin

MeSH Descriptor ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006065

prefLabel

pituitary gonadotropin

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma83362

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