luteinizing hormone

柯林斯词典

1. N a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. In female vertebrates it stimulates ovulation, and in mammals it also induces the conversion of the ruptured follicle into the corpus luteum. In male vertebrates it promotes maturation of the interstitial cells of the testes and stimulates androgen secretion 黄体化激素 ( abbr: LHAlso called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone)→see also follicle-stimulating hormone , prolactin