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Chemical Coordination and Integration
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone is secreted by

  • anterior lobe of pituitary

  • hypothalamus

  • gonads

  • poterior lobe of pituitary

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anterior lobe of pituitary

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is a glycoprotein secreted from anterior lobe of pituitary. It is secreted in both males and females. In males, it stimulates spermatogenesis and development of seminiferous tubules and in females, it stimulates formation and growth of ovarian follicle in ovary. 

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