follicle-stimulating hormone (n)
FSH (n)

n14748765

type n
lex_filenum 27
def a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
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Hypernym gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone
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Hyponym gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone

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