gonadotropin - hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone
endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine
gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific
effect
follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted
by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female
mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
HCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin - hormone
produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is
the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
ICSH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, LH, luteinizing hormone - a
gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates
ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactin - gonadotropic hormone secreted
by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands
and lactation after parturition