Sentences with phrase «secretes gonadotropin»

When monthly bleeding ends, the hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin - releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the pituitary gland in the brain to release follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

The hypothalamus in the brain suddenly begins secreting gonadotropin - releasing hormone, or GnRH, and this substance unleashes the chemical cascade of puberty (see Diagram).

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Once you enter the fourth week of your pregnancy, the embryo has implanted itself well inside the uterus and started to grow at full pace and your body is also secreting a hormone known as hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin hormone.

Morning sickness, which affects most pregnant women, is thought to be a reaction to the hormones human chorionic gonadotropin and thyroxine, which are secreted at unusually high levels during pregnancy to maintain a healthy placenta.

They discovered that pheromones secreted by the male mouse activate these neurons which, in turn, transmit this signal to another population of neurons (gonadotropin - releasing hormone neurons) to drive attraction to the opposite sex.

The hypothalamus links the nervous system to the endocrine system by synthsizing and secreting neurohormones, often called releasing hormones, as needed that control the secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland â $» among them, gonadotropin - releasing hormone (GnRH).

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone secreted during pregnancy by the placenta and promotes the healthy development of the fetus.