a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. In female vertebrates it stimulates ovulation, and in mammals it also induces the conversion of the ruptured follicle into the corpus luteum. In male vertebrates it promotes maturation of the interstitial cells of the testes and stimulates androgen secretion
Abbreviation: LH. Also called: interstitial cell-stimulating hormone. See also follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin
LH in American English
1.
left hand
: also lh
2.
luteinizing hormone
lh in American English
abbreviation
Sport
left halfback
LH in American English
abbreviation
Biochemistry & Physiology
luteinizing hormone: a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary glandthat, in the female, stimulates maturation of the ovarian follicle and formation of the corpus luteum: chemically identical to ICSH of the male