(n)a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals, Syn.interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, LH, ICSH
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n. [ From corpus luteum. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yolk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum. [ 1913 Webster ]