Gonadotropin

2 definitions found

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

  gonadotropin \gonadotropin\ n. (Physiology)
     A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta, which
     stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity.
  
     Syn: gonadotropic hormone.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gonadotropin
       n : hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
           placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive
           activity [syn: {gonadotrophin}, {gonadotropic hormone}, {gonadotrophic
           hormone}]