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Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Key Stage 4 Higher

Meaning

Follicle stimulating hormone is a hormone which causes follicles in the ovaries to grow and an ovum to mature and stimulates the production of oestrogen.

About Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is secreted by the pituitary gland.
The target organs for FSH are the ovaries.
FSH stimulates the ovaries to secrete oestrogen.

References

AQA

FSH, pages 191, 208-11, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), page 190, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), page 226, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
Follicle stimulation hormone, page 160, 170-171, 174, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), pages 17, 18, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH); In fertility treatments 20-1, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
Follicle-stimulating hormone, (FSH), pages 77, 79, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), pages 229, 230, 233, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
FSH (follicle-stimulation hormone), page 104, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
FSH (follicle-stimulation hormone), page 148, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
FSH, pages 54, 55, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
FSH, pages 79, 80, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), page 104, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), page 104, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), pages 47, 48, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
FSH (follicle-stimulating hormones), pages 37, 38, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR