Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) ndi gonadotropin yotulutsidwa ndi basophils mu anterior pituitary ndipo ndi glycoprotein yokhala ndi molekyulu yolemera pafupifupi ma 30,000 daltons.Molekyu yake imakhala ndi maunyolo awiri osiyana a peptide (α ndi β) omwe samamangidwa molumikizana.Kutulutsa kwa FSH kumayendetsedwa ndi Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) yopangidwa ndi hypothalamus, ndipo imayendetsedwa ndi mahomoni ogonana omwe amatulutsidwa ndi tiziwalo timene timayang'ana kudzera munjira yolakwika.

Mlingo wa FSH umakwezedwa panthawi ya kusintha kwa thupi, pambuyo pa oophorectomy, komanso kulephera kwa ovarian kusanachitike.Maubwenzi osagwirizana pakati pa Luteinizing Hormone (LH) ndi FSH komanso pakati pa FSH ndi estrogen amagwirizanitsidwa ndi anorexia nervosa ndi polycystic ovary matenda.