follicle stimulating hormone

See also: follicle-stimulating hormone

English

Alternative forms

• follicle-stimulating hormone

Noun

follicle stimulating hormone (plural follicle stimulating hormones) (Abbreviated as: FSH)

1. (biochemistry) A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.

Synonyms

• follitropin

Translations

hormone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 促卵泡激素 (cùluǎnpāojīsù), 卵泡刺激素 (luǎnpāo cìjīsù)

• Finnish: follikkelia stimuloiva hormoni
• French: hormone folliculo-stimulante f
• Italian: ormone follicolo-stimolante m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: hormona handerê çikildanê

• Portuguese: hormônio folículo-estimulante m (Brazil), hormona folículo-estimulante f (Portugal)
• Russian: фоллитропи́н (ru) m (follitropín)
• Spanish: hormona foliculoestimulante f
• Swedish: follikelstimulerande hormon (sv) n