inhibinn.
/ɪnˈhɪbɪn/ Physiology.
A gonadal hormone which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone.
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1932 D. 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’.
1961 A. 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.
1975 Nature 13 Mar. 103/1 ‘Inhibin’, a substance first postulated..in 1932.., really seems to exist.
1986 New 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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