Search on:
PITUITARY GONADOTROPINS
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Gonadotropins, Pituitary
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Gonadotropinas Hipofisarias
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Gonadotropinas Hipofisárias
Synonyms
English
:
Pituitary Gonadotropins
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.322.576
D06.472.699.631.525.343
D12.644.548.691.525.343
Definition
English
:
Hormones
secreted by the adenohypophysis (
PITUITARY GLAND
, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal functions in both males and
females
. They include
FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE
that stimulates germ cell maturation (
OOGENESIS
;
SPERMATOGENESIS
), and
LUTEINIZING HORMONE
that stimulates the production of sex
steroids
(
ESTROGENS
;
PROGESTERONE
;
ANDROGENS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GEN; prefer specifics
Pharmacological Action:
Fertility Agents, Female
Fertility Agents, Male
See Related
English
:
Receptors, Gonadotropin
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DF
deficiency
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
6212
Unique Identifier:
D006065
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS