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Descriptor English: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Descriptor Spanish: Hormona Folículo Estimulante
Descriptor hormona foliculoestimulante
Entry term(s) FSH (hormona foliculoestimulante)
folitropina
hormona estimulante del folículo
hormona foliculostimulante
Scope note: Importante gonadotropina segregada por la adenohipófisis (LÓBULO ANTERIOR DE LA HIPÓFISIS). 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
Descriptor French: Hormone folliculostimulante
Entry term(s): FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Follitropin
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.322.576.288
D06.472.699.631.525.343.288
D12.644.548.691.525.343.288
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005640
Scope note: A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Annotation: for alpha subunit, coord with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT is also available; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN is also available
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
Pharm Action: Hormones
Registry Number: 9002-68-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Follicle-stimulating hormone
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see FSH 1963-2001; for FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE see FSH 1963-2001
History Note: 2002(1963)
Related: Receptors, FSH MeSH
DeCS ID: 5776
Unique ID: D005640
NLM Classification: WK 515
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Follicle Stimulating Hormone - Preferred
Concept UI M0008869
Scope note A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Preferred term Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Entry term(s) FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Follitropin



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