Gonadotropin

Product Name : Gonadotropin

CAS : 61489-71-2

Molecular Formula : C₉H₁₈O

Molecular Weight : 142.23862

Product Description :
Gonadotropins are protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.

Gonadotropins are released under the control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the arcuate nucleus and preoptic area of the hypothalamus. The gonads — testes and ovaries — are the primary target organs for LH and FSH. The gonadotropins affect multiple cell types and elicit multiple responses from the target organs. As a simplified generalization, LH stimulates the Leydig cells of the testes and the theca cells of the ovaries to produce testosterone (and indirectly estradiol), whereas FSH stimulates the spermatogenic tissue of the testes and the granulosa cells of ovarian follicles.