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inhibin
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in·hib·in (n-hbn)
n.
A peptide hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary and the Sertoli cells of the testis that inhibits secretion of follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
inhibin
[inhib′in]
a gonadal hormone that inhibits activity of the follicle-stimulating hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
inhibin
a nonsteroid hormone originating in the seminiferous tubules and ovarian follicles and which regulates follicle-stimulating hormone secretion.


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