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Luteinizing Hormone

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Definition: A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Luteinizing hormone regulates steroid production by the interstitial cells of the TESTIS and the OVARY. The preovulatory LUTEINIZING HORMONE surge in females induces OVULATION, and subsequent LUTEINIZATION of the follicle. LUTEINIZING HORMONE consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.  do not confuse X ref LUTROPIN with PLACENTAL LUTEOTROPIN; for alpha subunit, coordinate with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT is also available   
See Also Receptors, LH
Examples Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit; Luteinizing Hormone, beta Subunit 		Other names Lutropin; LH (Luteinizing Hormone); Interstitial Cell-Stimulating Hormone; ICSH (Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone); Hormone, Luteinizing; Luteozyman; Luteoziman; Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone; Hormone, Interstitial Cell-StimulatingDrugs* : LUVERIS
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
pergoveris  0   *Follicle Stimulating Hormone *Luteinizing Hormone Drug Combinations. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2010 Jun;10(6):1001-9
Male pseudohermaphroditism due to defective LH molecule  0   *46, XY Disorders of Sex Development Luteinizing Hormone/deficiency.
Neup5Ac-(2-6)-GalpNAc-(1-4)-GlcpNAc-(1-2)-Manp  0   *Oligosaccharides Luteinizing Hormone. Carbohydr Res 1997 May 12;300(2):127-38
human chorionic gonadotropin-cholera toxoid conjugate  0   *Cholera Toxin *Chorionic Gonadotropin *Luteinizing Hormone Vaccines, Conjugate. Vaccine 1989;7(2):129
luteinizing hormone-gelonin conjugate protein, plant  0   *Luteinizing Hormone *Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1. J Biol Chem 1989;264(6):3089
luteinizing hormone, desialylated  0   *Asialoglycoproteins Luteinizing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives. Biochim Biophys Acta 1982;720(2):193
luteinizing hormone, diiodo  0   Luteinizing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1981;109(4):1052
luteinizing hormone, deglycosylated  0   Luteinizing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1981;22(1):41
big luteinizing hormone  0   Luteinizing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives Protein Precursors. Biol Reprod 1981;24(2):380
luteinizing hormone, nitroguanidyl  0   Luteinizing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives. FEBS-Lett 1980;118(1):77

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