FSH (redirected from FSH (disambiguation))

FSH follicle-stimulating hormone.

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FSH

abbr.

follicle-stimulating hormone

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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH)

This form of muscular dystrophy, also known as Landouzy-Dejerine disease, begins in late childhood to early adulthood and affects both men and women, causing weakness in the muscles of the face, shoulders, and upper arms.

Mentioned in: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Muscular Dystrophy, Pituitary Dwarfism, Premature Menopause

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FSH,

abbreviation for follicle-stimulating hormone.

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FSH

see follicle-stimulating hormone.

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FSH

1. Facioscapulohumeral 2. Follicle-stimulating hormone A 30 kD glycoprotein gonadotropin secreted by the anterior pituitary which binds membrane receptors, activates adenyl cyclase and ↑ intracellular cAMP; FSH stimulates spermatogenesis, ovulation and estrogen secretion in the ovary; FSH is ↑ in primary gonadal failure, testicular or ovarian agenesis, Klinefelter syndrome, FSH-secreting tumors; it is ↓ in anorexia nervosa, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, panhypopituitarism, malignancy of the ovaries, testes, adrenal glands