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GONADOTROPHINS

Group of glycoprotein hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. They stimulate growth of the gonads and the secretion of sex hormones. Examples: follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, chorionic gonadotrophin. This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
lyterian   lytes   lythe   lythontriptic   lytic   lyticase   lytic complex   lytic cycle   (1)
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