Luteinizing hormone (human)

Luteinizing hormone (human) Structure
Luteinizing hormone (human) structure
Common Name Luteinizing hormone (human)
CAS Number 39341-83-8 Molecular Weight N/A
Density N/A Boiling Point N/A
Molecular Formula N/A Melting Point N/A
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Bioactivity of luteinizing hormone during normal puberty in girls and boys.

Horm. Res. 51 , 230-7, (1999)

In order to evaluate the in vitro bioactivity of LH during normal puberty compared to LH immunoactivity measured in a highly sensitive immunoassay, blood plasma samples from healthy children were analyzed in a mouse Leydig cell assay (MLCA). Blood samples wer...

Luteinizing hormone induces expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in rat Leydig cells.

Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 7 , 39, (2009)

Leydig cells are the primary source of testosterone in male vertebrates. The biosynthesis of testosterone in Leydig cells is strictly dependent on luteinizing hormone (LH). On the other hand, it can be directly inhibited by excessive glucocorticoid (Corticost...