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Reproductive Hormones Overview - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 17:32, 22 August 2011
, 17:32, 22 August 2011→Leutinising Hormone
====GnRH in Females====
====GnRH in Females====
===Leutinising Hormone===
===Leutinising Hormone (LH)===
LH is a type of glycoprotein that is produced in the '''Anterior Pituitary''' via gonadotroph cells. Their target tissue in the male are '''Leydig cells''' in the testes and in the female their target are '''Theca interna cells''' and '''luteal cells''' within the ovary. In the male LH stimulates testosterone production whilst in the female it stimulates ovulation and the formation of the corpora lutea together with progesterone secretion.
===Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)===
FSH is a type of glycoprotein that is produced in the '''Anterior Pituitary''' via gonadotroph cells. Their target tissue in males are '''Sertoli cells''' within the testes and in the female '''Granulosa cells''' of the ovary. In the male FSH stimulates the secretion of '''inhibin''' which has a negative feedback directly in the anterior pituitary, whilst in the female it stimulates follicular development and oestradiol synthesis.
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