Preferred Label : Follicle-Stimulating Hormone;
NCIt synonyms : Follicle Stimulating Hormone; FSH;
NCIt definition : A heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone secreted by the gonadotropic cells of the anterior
pituitary gland. This hormone is involved in gonadal development, growth, maturation
and reproductive processes, including the regulation of spermatogenesis in males and
follicular growth and ovulation in females.;
NCIt note : Follicle-stimulating hormone is comprised of an alpha chain, glycoprotein hormones
alpha chain (CGA), which is the common alpha chain shared with LH, TSH, and hCG, and
a unique beta chain, follitropin subunit beta (FSHB), which confers specific binding
to follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1663700;
Origin ID : C181076;
UMLS CUI : C0016774;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- FSH [ICD-11 Extension code]
- FSH [ICHI extension code]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
- gene_product_has_biochemical_function
- gene_product_has_chemical_classification
- gene_product_plays_role_in_biological_process
- has_gene_product_element
