Luteinizing hormone (redirected from Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone)

lu·te·in·iz·ing hormone (lt--nzng)

n.

Abbr. LH A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in the female and the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells of the testis in the male. Also called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lutropin.

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates the menstrual cycle and triggers ovulation in females. In males it stimulates the testes to produce testosterone.

Mentioned in: Pituitary Dwarfism, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Premature Menopause

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luteinizing hormone

a gonadotropic hormone of the anterior pituitary gland, acting with follicle-stimulating hormone to cause ovulation of mature follicles and secretion of estrogen by thecal and granulosa cells of the ovary; it is also concerned with corpus luteum formation. In the male, it stimulates development of the interstitial cells of the testes and their secretion of testosterone. Abbreviated LH. Called also interstitial cell-stimulating hormone.

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luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH)

a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that, together with a release-inhibiting factor, controls the secretion of, for example, the luteinizing hormone of the adenohypophysis. Called also Gn-RH.