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Descriptor English: Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
Descriptor Spanish: Hormona Folículo Estimulante Humana
Descriptor hormona foliculoestimulante humana
Entry term(s) FSH humana
hormona estimulante del folículo humana
hormona foliculostimulante humana
Scope note: Importante gonadotropina segregada por la adenohipófisis (LÓBULO ANTERIOR DE LA HIPÓFISIS) humana. Estimula la GAMETOGÉNESIS y a las células de sostén, como las CÉLULAS DE LA GRANULOSA del ovario y las CÉLULAS DE SERTOLI y las CÉLULAS DE LEYDIG del testículo. La FSH consiste en dos subunidades (alfa y beta) unidas mediante enlaces no covalentes. En una misma especie, la subunidad alfa es común a las tres hormonas glicoproteicas hipofisarias (TSH, LH y FSH), pero la subunidad beta es única y confiere la especificidad biológica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hormônio Foliculoestimulante Humano
Descriptor French: Hormone folliculostimulante humaine
Entry term(s): Anthrogon
FSH, Human
FSH, human (follicle stimulating hormone)
Human FSH
Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
hFSH
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.631.525.343.288.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043373
Scope note: A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Annotation: for alpha subunit, coordinate with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; for beta subunit, coordinate with FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (1966-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1987-2003; for ANTHROGON see FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1985-2003
History Note: 2004; use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1987-2003; for ANTHROGON use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE 1985-2003; for FOLLITROPIN-BETA use FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT 2003-2012
DeCS ID: 38112
Unique ID: D043373
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human - Preferred
Concept UI M0008870
Scope note A major gonadotropin secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and the LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit is common in the three human pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Preferred term Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Human
Entry term(s) FSH, Human
FSH, human (follicle stimulating hormone)
Human FSH
Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
hFSH
Anthrogon - Narrower
Concept UI M0329002
Preferred term Anthrogon



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