Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Also written as FSH.
These androgens then diffuse into adjacent granulosa cells, where they are converted into estradiol by the enzyme aromatase, a process stimulated by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH).
What our notes say
- These androgens then diffuse into adjacent granulosa cells, where they are converted into estradiol by the enzyme aromatase, a process stimulated by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH). (Steroid and Sex Hormones)
- W (smaller peak coinciding with X, at day 14): follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (Aponeurosis — Embryology Question Bank)
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - Reproductive function (Medical Physiology Section A - Complete Questions and Comprehensive Answers)
- GnRH stimulates the anterior pituitary to release:FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone): Acts on Sertoli cells to promote spermatogenesis and produce inhibin. (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY II ESsays)
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH):In females, stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles and estrogen production. (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY II ESsays)
- It stimulates the gonadotroph cells in the anterior pituitary to release Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH). (Hypothalamic Hormones: Master Regulators of the Endocrine System)
Study material on Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
- MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY II ESsays
- Hypothalamic Hormones: Master Regulators of the Endocrine System
- Medical Physiology Year Two – Paper Two MCQs
- Medical Physiology Paper II MCQs
- Medical Physiology Section A - Complete Questions and Comprehensive Answers
- Endocrine and Metabolic Pathology MCQs for Medical Students
- Steroid and Sex Hormones
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