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Definition: Luteinizing Hormone |
Luteinizing HormoneNoun1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Luteinizing HormoneSynonym: interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: icsh (biology & biotechnology). |
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In both males and females, LH stimulates the production of sex steroids from the gonads. Leydig cells in male testes respond to LH by producing testosterone, while theca cells in the female ovary respond to LH by producing estrogen.
In females, a LH surge about halfway through the menstrual cycle triggers the onset of ovulation. LH also induces the ovulated follicle to become a corpus luteum, which then secretes progesterone.
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Crosswords: Luteinizing Hormone |
| Specialty definitions using "luteinizing hormone": D-20761, decapeptyl ♦ Gonadorelin ♦ LH-RH. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This is caused by tumors that secrete luteinizing hormone (LH). Girls may develop breasts, have pubic hair, and begin menstruation. (references) | |
A low testosterone level merits repeat measurement together with assessment of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and prolactin levels. (references) | ||
The differences in expression and relative ligating ability of the different forms may explain the selectivity of ER agonists and antagonists, such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), or prolactin, in different target tissues. (references) | ||
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| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "luteinizing hormone": luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist. | |
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| Language | Translations for "luteinizing hormone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | luteiniserende hormon, LH. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | luteïniserend hormoon, LH. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | hormone lutéinisante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Luteinisierungshormon (ICSH, interstitial-cell stimulating hormone, L.H.), luteinisierendes Hormon (ICSH, interstitial-cell stimulating hormone, L.H.), LH. (ICSH, interstitial-cell stimulating hormone, L.H.), L.H. (ICSH, interstitial-cell stimulating hormone, L.H.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | προλάνη '. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | LH, ormone luteinizzante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uteinizinglay ormonehay LH, hormona luteinizante. (various references) hormona luteinizante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 75 74 65 69 6E 69 7A 69 6E 67 48 6F 72 6D 6F 6E 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01110101 01110100 01100101 01101001 01101110 01101001 01111010 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01001000 01101111 01110010 01101101 01101111 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L u t e i n i z i n g   H o r m o n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0075 0074 0065 0069 006E 0069 007A 0069 006E 0067 0048 006F 0072 006D 006F 006E 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4687867175807592758073242818479818071 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés |
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