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