a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles in female mammals and growth of seminiferous tubules in males
Abbreviation: FSH. See also luteinizing hormone, prolactin
FSH in American English
follicle-stimulating hormone
FSH in American English
abbreviation
Biochemistry
follicle-stimulating hormone: a peptide, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that regulates the development of the Graafian follicle in the female and stimulates the productionof spermatozoa in the male