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Noun: interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
  1. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
    "interstitial cell-stimulating hormone levels surge just before ovulation";
    - luteinizing hormone, LH, ICSH

Derived forms: interstitial cell-stimulating hormones

Type of: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin