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English noun: luteinizing hormone

1. luteinizing hormone (substance) a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals


SynonymsICSH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, LH


Broader (hypernym)gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin









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