| follitropin |
Generic name for recombinant FSH, as found in Gonal-F (or follitropin alpha) and Puregon (Follistim), or follitropin beta. Although there are slight differences in the two preparations, their clinical action is equivalent.
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| follicular atresia |
The process by which a primary follicle or a tertiary follicle stops growing, leading to disappearance (apoptosis) of its follicle cells and the oocyte, or egg, they contain. Such a follicle is called an atretic follicle. See also follicular recruitment.
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain). In men, FSH is necessary for sperm production (spermatogenesis). In women, FSH stimulates the growth of follicles (the small, fluid-filled cysts that hold the eggs) and the supporting cells responsible for the growth and nurturing of the egg.
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| follicular dendritic cell |
a specialized immune cell in lymph nodes that traps and concentrates foreign antigens for recognition by lymphocytes.
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| folie a deux |
A shared psychotic disorder between 2 people, usually people who are mutually dependent upon each other.
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