Chemicals and Drugs

Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone

A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.

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A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • FSH, Human
  • FSH, human (follicle stimulating hormone)
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
  • Human FSH
  • hFSH
  • Anthrogon

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for alpha subunit, coordinate with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; for beta subunit, coordinate with FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT

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History Note

2004; use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1987-2003; for ANTHROGON use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1985-2003; for FOLLITROPIN-BETA use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT 2003-2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (1966-2003)

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  1. D06.472w.699w.631.525.343.288.625w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D043373. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D043373
  2. Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicle-stimulating_hormone
  3. Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200774