follitropin


follitropin

 [fol´ĭ-tro″pin] hormone" >follicle-stimulating hormone; follitropin alfa and follitropin beta are forms produced by genetically modified hamster cells and used in the treatment of infertility.

fol·li·tro·pin

(fol'i-trō'pin), An acidic glycoprotein hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the graafian follicles of the ovary and assists subsequently in follicular maturation and the secretion of estradiol; in the male, it stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules and is partially responsible for inducing spermatogenesis. Synonym(s): follicle-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating principle, gametokinetic hormone [follicle + G. tropē, a turning, + -in]

fol·li·tro·pin

(fol'i-trō'pin) An acidic glycoprotein hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the ovarian follicles and promotes follicular maturation and the secretion of estradiol; in the male, it stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules and is partially responsible for inducing spermatogenesis.
Synonym(s): follicle-stimulating hormone. [follicle + G. tropē, a turning, + -in]