Luteinizing hormone (human)

Names

[ Name ]:
Luteinizing hormone (human)

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 254-420-6
MFCD03846454

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Luteinizing hormone (human), a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone produced by the pituitary gland (LH), plays key roles in human reproduction[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Endocrinology

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[Target]

LHR[1]

[In Vitro]

Luteinizing hormone (human) binds to luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) in human and non-human species which are mainly expressed in the ovary and testis[1].

[References]

[1]. Laura Riccetti, et al. Human Luteinizing Hormone and Chorionic Gonadotropin Display Biased Agonism at the LH and LH/CG Receptors. Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 19;7(1):940.

Chemical & Physical Properties

No Any Chemical & Physical Properties

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
T

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R60

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S22;S45;S53;S36/S37/S39

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

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 anal...

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 b...

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