The synthesis of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in pituitary gonadotrope cells is a tightly controlled process that integrates multiple endocrine and paracrine signals. Central to this regulation ...

Huizhen Wang, Melissa Larson, Albina Jablonka-Shariff, Christopher A. Pearl, William L. Miller, P. Michael Conn, Irving Boime, T. Rajendra Kumar Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...

Higher follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were associated with lower hippocampal volumes in postmenopausal women, researchers found. Among 50 postmenopausal women, higher levels of FSH, which ...

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill University have observed in mice how myostatin, which inhibits the ...

Liu and colleagues 1 observed changes in resting energy expenditure, bone mineral density, and body composition in mice after 8 weeks of treatment with an antibody that blocked the binding of follicle ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: From testosterone to FSH and LH, a number of hormones drive male fertility. These chemical messengers regulate sperm production, sex ...

Men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism caused by congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency may see an increase in serum testosterone levels with the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone ...

You may have heard about a kit you can use at home to see if you are in menopause. It tests urine for the presence of FSH, or follicle-stimulating hormone. As disappointing and surprising as it may ...