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(LH) The hormone, or gonadotropin, produced by the pituitary gland to cause, in women, ovulation of a mature follicle in the ovary, resulting in formation of the corpus luteum; in men, stimulates the production of testosterone by the Leydig cells of the testis. Suppressed by GnRH-agonists and GnRH-antagonists, so that (for ovulation induction) an injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which acts the same way, has a predictable time course of action. ...
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| luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone |
These drugs can decrease the amount of testosterone produced by the testicles. LHRH analogs are given by injection.
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| luteinizing hormone |
A hormone that stimulates female ovulation and male androgen secretion.
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| luteinizing hormone |
A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in the female and the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells of the testis in the male.
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| luteinizing hormone |
A hormone either produced naturally by the pituitary or given 1~ as a medication (Pergonal) which causes follicle development, egg maturity, and ovulation.
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