gonadotropin

English

Alternative forms

• gonadotrophin (UK)

Etymology

From gonadotrope +‎ -in.

Noun

gonadotropin (plural gonadotropins)

1. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.

Derived terms

• antigonadotropin
• choriogonadotropin
• chorionic gonadotropin
• gonadotropinemia
• gonadotropinic
• gonadotropinoma
• gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• human chorionic gonadotropin

Translations

gonadotrophin — see gonadotrophin