FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE


Meaning of FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE in English

noun Date: circa 1943 a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of the ovum-containing follicles in the ovary and activates sperm-forming cells

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