The proportion, quantity, or volume in whole blood, serum, or plasma of the hormone that, in females, stimulates the Graafian follicles of the ovary and assists in follicular maturation and the secretion of estradiol; in the male it stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules and is partly responsible for spermatogenesis.
blood growth hormone amount
blood luteinizing hormone amount
blood prolactin amount
Synonyms
Related Synonyms:
blood follicle stimulating hormone level
;
circulating follicle stimulating hormone level
;
serum levels of FSH
;
serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone
;
serum levels of follitropin
;
serum levels of gametokinetic hormone