Noun: follicle-stimulating hormone
- 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
"follicle-stimulating hormone levels are carefully monitored during fertility treatments";
- FSH
Derived forms: follicle-stimulating hormones
Type of: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin
Encyclopedia: Follicle-stimulating hormone