1hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
Synonymsgonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone,
Type ofendocrine, hormone, internal secretion,
Typesfollicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, HCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin, ICSH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lactogenic hormone, LH, luteinizing hormone, luteotropin, prolactin,