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lutenizing hormone

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lutenizing hormone (LH): see gonadotropic hormone gonadotropic hormone or gonadotropin, any one of three glycoprotein (see protein) hormones released by either the anterior pituitary gland or the placenta (the organ in which maternal and fetal blood exchange nutrients and waste products) that
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Gonadal dysgenesis that occurs as Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism lowers down the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and Lutenizing hormone (LH) resulting in the underdevelopment of ovaries producing matured eggs.
This lutenizing hormone is linked to hot flashes, drying and thinning of the vaginal walls, night sweats, and other menopausal symptoms.
In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-TCDD (effects on sexual behavior and the regulation of lutenizing hormone secretion in adulthood).
 
 
 
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