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▪ I. inhibin, n.1 Physiol.|ɪnˈhɪbɪn|
[f. L. inhib-ēre (see inhibit v.) + -in1.]
A gonadal hormone which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone.
1932D. R. McCullagh in Science 1 July 20/1 The water soluble testicular factor, which is characterized by its action on the pituitary gland, has been called ‘inhibin’ from the Latin verb ‘inhibere’. 1961A. Albert in W. C. Young Sex & Internal Secretions (ed. 3) I. v. 306/2 A flare of interest in a water-soluble hormone, namely inhibin, was short-lived, and this issue has been dormant in the past decade. 1975Nature 13 Mar. 103/1 ‘Inhibin’, a substance first postulated..in 1932.., really seems to exist. 1986New Scientist 8 May 21/2 By increasing the level of inhibin in the body..sperm and egg production could be blocked without interfering with a person's libido.
▪ II. inhibin n.2
var. *inhibine n. |