Follicle-stimulating hormone
| glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide | |||||||
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FSH (α-FSH (green), β-FSH (orange)) with receptors (blue) | |||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | CGA | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 1081 | ||||||
| HGNC | 1885 | ||||||
| OMIM | 118850 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_000735 | ||||||
| UniProt | P01215 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| Locus | Chr. 6 q14-q21 | ||||||
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| Follicle-stimulating hormone, beta polypeptide | |||||||
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Follicle-stimulating hormone | |||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | FSHB | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 2488 | ||||||
| HGNC | 3964 | ||||||
| OMIM | 136530 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_000510 | ||||||
| UniProt | P01225 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| Locus | Chr. 11 p13 | ||||||
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a gonadotropin, a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone. FSH is synthesized and secreted by the gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland and regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductive processes of the body. FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) work together in the reproductive system.