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GO: Molecular Function

follicle-stimulating hormone activity

Term ID
GO:0016913
Synonyms
  • follicle stimulating hormone activity
  • follitropin activity
  • FSH activity
Definition
The action characteristic of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a gonadotrophic glycoprotein hormone secreted, in mammals, by the anterior pituitary gland. Upon receptor binding, FSH stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in the ovaries in females, and stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules to increase spermatogenesis. 0198547684
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