follicle-stimulating hormone

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Synonyms for follicle-stimulating hormone

a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm

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The "Investigation Report on China's Recombinant Follitropin Beta Market, 2019-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Additionally, the company's GONAL-f RFF Redi-ject (follitropin alfa injection) is available in three sizes: 300 IU, 450 IU and 900 IU.
This consisted of follitropin, progesterone, nafarelin acetate, and chorionic gonadotropins and was successful.
The global human reproductive technologies market segmentation is based on product types such as Infertility Drugs - Gonal-F (Recombinant Follitropin Alfa), Follistim AQ (Follitropin Beta), Androgel (Testosterone), Testim (Testosterone), Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate), Cialis (Tadalafil), Levitra/Staxyn (Vardenafil), Infertility Procedure Types - In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT), Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), Contraceptive Technology, Drugs - Oral Contraceptive Pills, Contraceptive Injectables, Topical Contraceptives, and Devices - Male Contraceptive Devices (Male Condoms), and Female Contraceptive Devices.
Modulation of ligand selectivity associated with activation of the transmembrane region of the human follitropin receptor.
From day 10-13 after heat all the animals were treated with follicle stimulating hormone (follitropin) 2cc each animal in morning and evening.
The recombinant non-glycosylated proteins market is further segmented as insulin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), interferons, and human growth hormone; whereas the recombinant glycosylated proteins market is further broken down into erythropoietin, monoclonal antibodies, and follitropin. Calcitonin and glucagon are considered in the recombinant peptides market.
The Letter "A" is considered feminine as in Fiona (Raloxifen), Orlica (Orlistat), Progeva (progesterone), Utrova (Follitropin) and Ferrinova (iron).
The gonadotropin medications used during the treatment cycles included follitropin beta injection (Follistim; Merck, New Jersey, U.S.), follitropin alpha injection (Gonal-f; EMD Serono, Geneva, Switzerland), and/or menotropins for injection (Menopur; Ferring, Saint-Prex, Switzerland).
Reference ranges for serum concentrations of lutropin (LH), follitropin (FSH), estradiol (E2), prolactin, progesterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), cortisol and ferritin in neonates, children and young adults.
Una vez clasificados, los ovocitos fueron lavados y colocados en tubos Eppendorf con medio de transporte para maduracion in vitro consistente de TCM-199 (Invitrogen 11150-059), 5 ug/ml pFSH (Follitropin, Bioniche), 50 g/mL de gentamicina (Sigma), 25 mM hepes (Sigma) y 10% suero fetal bovino (Gibco), siendo trasladados por via terrestre en una transportadora de embriones (Minitube, Alemania) de temperatura controlada (37[grados]C) durante 18 horas.
Expression of biologically active human follitropin in chinese hamster ovary cells.
(28) These examples are only the beginning: by the end of this decade, EU patent protection will end for a substantial number of growth hormones, uncluding alpha, beta and gamma-inteferons, human insulins, epoetin alpha, interleukin 2, G-CSF, follitropin, streptokinase, and tissue plasminogen activators.
Serono (virt-x: SEO and NYSE: SRA) has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Gonal-f(R) 75 IU and Gonal-f(R) 150 IU (follitropin alfa recombinant) subcutaneous injection for co-administration with Profasi(R) 5000 IU (chorionic gonadotropin) for the induction of spermatogenesis in men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.