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follicle-stimulating hormone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003306

A hormone made in the pituitary gland. In females, it acts on the ovaries to make the follicles and eggs grow. In males, it acts on the testes to make sperm. Also called follitropin and FSH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003306
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsfollitropin; FSH
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003306",
  "term": "follicle-stimulating hormone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A hormone made in the pituitary gland. In females, it acts on the ovaries to make the follicles and eggs grow. In males, it acts on the testes to make sperm. Also called follitropin and FSH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "follitropin",
    "FSH"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/follicle-stimulating-hormone/"
}

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