luteinizing hormone

短语

[化] 促黄体(生成)激素 [医] 黄体化激素

别名

LH luteinising hormone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.

    不可数 化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

LH

上位词 2

gonadotrophin gonadotropin

词源

“Luteinizing” is derived from Latin luteus (“yellow”). The luteinizing hormone stimulates the development of the corpus luteum (literally “yellow body”), which is yellow in colour.

来源：wiktionary