Key Stage 4 Higher
Meaning
Luteinising hormone is a hormone which causes the release of an ovum from a follicle in the ovary.
About Luteinising Hormone
- Luteinising hormone is produced by the pituitary gland.
- The target organs for luteinising hormone are the ovaries.
- Luteinising hormone causes ovultion.
- Luteinising hormone causes the lining of the uterus to develop.
- Luteinising hormone inhibits the secretion of follicle stimulating history.
References
AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), page 63, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), pages 17, 18, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), pages 170-171, 174, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), pages 190, 191, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), pages 226, 227, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH), pages 77, 79, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Luteinising hormone (LH); In fertility treatments, pages 20-1, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA