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FSH

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003353

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 follitropin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003353
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsfollicle-stimulating hormone; follitropin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "FSH",
  "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 follitropin.",
  "expansions": [
    "follicle-stimulating hormone",
    "follitropin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fsh/"
}

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