Luteinizing hormone

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

ICSH (interstitial cell stimulating hormone), interstitial cell stimulating hormone

See for

ICSH, LH

Broader Terms

gonadotropin

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• In males, Luteinizing Hormone is involved in the development and maturation of spermatozoa.
• Disappearance of endogenous luteinizing hormone is prolonged in postmenopausal women.
• Human recombinant luteinizing hormone is as effective as, but safer than, urinary human chorionic gonadotropin in inducing final follicular maturation and ovulation in in vitro fertilization procedures: results of a multicenter double-blind study.
• For example, if only luteinizing hormone is missing (isolated luteinizing hormone deficiency), the testes develop and produce sperm, because these functions are controlled by follicle-stimulating hormone, but the testes do not produce enough testosterone.
• >Luteinizing hormone (LH; interstitial-cell-stimulating hormone; ICSH) from the hormone articleLuteinizing hormone is another gonadotropin, a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 26,000 in man.

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