LH

abbr. Biochem. luteinizing hormone.

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noun

a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

• Syn: ↑luteinizing hormone, ↑interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ↑ICSH

• Hypernyms: ↑gonadotropin, ↑gonadotrophin, ↑gonadotropic hormone, ↑gonadotrophic hormone

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abbreviation

1. left hand

2. lighthouse

3. lower half

4. luteinizing hormone

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Biochem. Physiol.

luteinizing hormone: a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that, in the female, stimulates maturation of the ovarian follicle and formation of the corpus luteum: chemically identical to ICSH of the male.

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abbrev

Luteinizing hormone

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l.h.,

Music. left hand.

LH (no periods),

luteinizing hormone.

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Biochemistry abbr. luteinizing hormone

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abbr

left hand