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follitropin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003313

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 follicle-stimulating hormone and FSH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003313
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsfollicle-stimulating hormone; FSH
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "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 follicle-stimulating hormone and FSH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "follicle-stimulating hormone",
    "FSH"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/follitropin/"
}

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