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follicle-stimulating hormone activity

Known as: FSH activity, follicle stimulating hormone activity, follitropin activity 
The action characteristic of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a gonadotrophic glycoprotein hormone secreted, in mammals, by the anterior pituitary… (More)
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2012
2012
Follicle-stimulating hormone accelerates mouse oocyte development in vivo.
During folliculogenesis, oocytes grow and acquire developmental competence in a mutually dependent relationship with their… (More)
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2006
2006
Follicle-stimulating hormone increases primordial follicle reserve in mature female hypogonadal mice.
Ovarian primordial follicle reserve is considered hormonally independent or subject to depletion by FSH-driven follicle… (More)
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2004
2004
Complete Sertoli cell proliferation induced by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) independently of luteinizing hormone activity: evidence from genetic models of isolated FSH action.
Defining the gonadal effects of FSH distinct from those of LH remains difficult. We have characterized and compared the level of… (More)
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2003
2003
Sertoli and germ cell development in hypogonadal (hpg) mice expressing transgenic follicle-stimulating hormone alone or in combination with testosterone.
We recently created a novel transgenic (tg) model to examine the specific gonadal actions of FSH, distinct from LH effects, by… (More)
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2001
2001
Cold suppression of follicle-stimulating hormone activity on proliferation and survival of newt spermatogonia.
In newts elevated titers of plasma prolactin (PRL), induced by low temperature, cause apoptosis in the penultimatemitotic stage… (More)
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1989
1989
Specific, time-dependent actions of low-dose ethinyl estradiol administration on the episodic release of growth hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in prepubertal girls…
To investigate the actions of acute and chronic low doses of ethinyl estradiol (EE) on the pulsatile characteristics of GH and… (More)
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1988
1988
Studies on the microheterogeneity of anterior pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone in the female rat. Isoelectric focusing pattern throughout the estrous cycle.
Anterior pituitary (AP) glands were removed from adult female rats at different times throughout the estrous cycle, and the… (More)
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1986
1986
Chronic human chorionic gonadotropin administration in normal men: evidence that follicle-stimulating hormone is necessary for the maintenance of quantitatively normal spermatogenesis in man.
The role of FSH in the maintenance of spermatogenesis in man is poorly understood. To determine whether normal serum levels of… (More)
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1981
1981
Follicle-stimulating hormone and human spermatogenesis.
The role of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the control of spermatogenesis is not well established in any species… (More)
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1979
1979
A sensitive and specific in vitro bioassay method for the measurement of follicle-stimulating hormone activity.
An in vitro bioassay method for hFSH is presented. The method is based on the principles previously described by Dorrington et al… (More)
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