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MeSH Heading: Gonadotropins, Pituitary
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.322.576; D06.472.699.631.525.343; D12.644.548.691.525.343
Unique ID: D006065
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006065
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and females. They include FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE that stimulates germ cell maturation (OOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENESIS), and LUTEINIZING HORMONE that stimulates the production of sex steroids (ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE; ANDROGENS).
Pharm Action: Fertility Agents, Female
Fertility Agents, Male
NLM Classification #: WK 515
See Also: Receptors, Gonadotropin
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Gonadotropins, Pituitary MeSH Descriptor Data 2025