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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D043373 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D043373
Preferred Name	Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
Definitions	A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Synonyms	Anthrogon Human FSH FSH, Human Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone FSH, human (follicle stimulating hormone) hFSH
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
altLabel	Anthrogon Human FSH FSH, Human Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone FSH, human (follicle stimulating hormone) hFSH See more See less
prefLabel	Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
Machine permutation	2004; see FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1987-2003; for ANTHROGON see FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1985-2003
HN	2004; use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1987-2003; for ANTHROGON use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1985-2003; for FOLLITROPIN-BETA use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT 2003-2012
Mapped from	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C063489 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000598655 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000608977 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C571802 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C571801 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C072584 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C072585 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000620228 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C437186 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C524162 See more See less
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T125 T116 T121
TERMUI	T017061 T527427 T503003 T017056 T527428 T503002 T527426 See more See less
TH	NLM (2004) UNK (19XX)
MMR	20120703
notation	D043373
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T121 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T125 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T116
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000097 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000096 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000172 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000627 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000493 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000494 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000138 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000134 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000008 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000009 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000031 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000032 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000037 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000302 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000592 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000819 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000506 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000633 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000600 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000652 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	20040101
cui	C0016774 C0733759
DC	1
MN	D06.472.699.631.525.343.288.625
AN	for alpha subunit, coordinate with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; for beta subunit, coordinate with FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT
LT	TRD
AQL	AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
Inverse of RB	0
MDA	20020708
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005640

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