GO Term : GO:0016913 follicle-stimulating hormone activity Gene Ontology

Description  The action characteristic of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a gonadotrophic glycoprotein hormone secreted, in mammals, by the anterior pituitary gland. Upon receptor binding, FSH stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in the ovaries in females, and stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules to increase spermatogenesis.
Namespace  molecular_function
Obsolete  false

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