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Lutenizing Hormone
Lutenizing Hormone (LH) is an important reproductive hormone.
- functions
- regulation of expression
- consequences of overexpression
- consequences of underexpression
- signalling pathways
- structure
Function
LH promotes ovulation and stimulates progesterone following egg release. Together with FSH, it stimulates secretion of estrogen from the ovary.
In males, LH stimulates production of testosterone in the testes.
Regulation of Expression
LH is essentially absent until puberty. It is regulated by GnRH release from the hypothalamus.
LH, FSH, and TSH all have alpha and beta subunits.
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