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luteinizing hormone
noun(luteinizing hormone)
a hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that in the female stimulates ovulation and the development of corpora lutea and in the male the development of interstitial tissue in the testis
luteinizing hormone
noun(luteinizing hormone)
a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins (such as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) —abbreviation GnRH—called also luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
luteinizing hormone
noun(luteinizing hormone)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
luteinizing hormone
noun(luteinizing hormone)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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