LH

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  LH \LH\ n. (Biochem.)
     An abbreviation for luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropic
     hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates
     ovulation in female mammals, and stimulates androgen release
     in male mammals. [Acronym]
  


     Syn: luteinizing hormone, interstitial cell-stimulating
          hormone.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  LH
       n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
           pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and
           stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {luteinizing
           hormone}, {interstitial cell-stimulating hormone}, {ICSH}]