IHormone Ekhuthazayo yeFollicle (FSH)

I-Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) yi-gonadotropin ekhutshwa yi-basophils kwi-anterior pituitary kwaye yi-glycoprotein enobunzima be-molecular obumalunga ne-30,000 daltons. I-molecule yayo inee-peptide chain ezimbini ezahlukeneyo (α kunye ne-β) ezingadibaniyo ne-covalently. Ukukhutshwa kwe-FSH kulawulwa yi-Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) eveliswa yi-hypothalamus, kwaye kulawulwa zii-sex hormones ezikhutshwa yi-target glands ngokusebenzisa indlela ye-negative feedback.

Inqanaba le-FSH liphezulu ngexesha lokuya exesheni, emva kokususwa kwesibeleko, nakwi-ovarian failure ngaphambi kokuba ivele. Ubudlelwane obungaqhelekanga phakathi kweLuteinizing Hormone (LH) kunye ne-FSH kunye naphakathi kwe-FSH kunye ne-estrogen bunxulunyaniswa ne-anorexia nervosa kunye nesifo se-polycystic ovary.