Gonadotropin - Wikipedia Gonadotropins are released under the control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the arcuate nucleus and preoptic area of the hypothalamus The gonads — testes and ovaries — are the primary target organs for LH and FSH
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH): Purpose Testing - Cleveland Clinic The pituitary gland in your endocrine system uses gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) to stimulate the production of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone These gonadotropins (hormones) make the sex hormones testosterone, estrogen and progesterone
Gonadotropin | Function, Types Regulation | Britannica gonadotropin, any of several hormones occurring in vertebrates that are secreted from the anterior pituitary gland and that act on the gonads (i e , the ovaries or testes)
Gonadotropins: What are they and what are their functions? - inviTRA Gonadotropins, also known as gonadotrophins, are a group of hormones consisting of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and chorionic gonadotropin Both men and women produce gonadotropins and, in both cases, they are responsible for regulating processes related to reproduction
List of Gonadotropins - Drugs. com Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) are the main gonadotropins Human chorionic gonadotropin is a gonadotropin that is only produced during pregnancy by the placenta Gonadotropin production is controlled by gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which is released by the hypothalamus
Gonadotropin Definition and Examples - Biology Online Gonadotropin is a hormone that targets the gonads, stimulating the latter to grow and secrete sex hormones It may be produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary, as well as by the placenta during pregnancy
Gonadotropin | definition of gonadotropin by . . . - Medical Dictionary gonadotropin Any of a family of protein hormones secreted by the pituitary, including follitropin (FSH), lutropin (LH) and (human) chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which in concert regulate normal growth, sexual development and reproduction
Gonadotropin Hormones - News-Medical. net Gonadotropins include luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), produced in the anterior pituitary, as well as the placental hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)