Hormone
inhibin Audio
in·hib·in [ in-hib-in ]
Subclass of:
Gonadal Hormones; peptide hormone; Glycoproteins
Definitions related to inhibin:
  • Inhibins are peptide hormones, secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary and by the testis, that negatively regulate the synthesis and secretion of follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary. The detection of serum inhibins has been implicated in association with reproductive disorders, including infertility and ovarian cancers.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Peptide hormone which inhibits pituitary secretion of Follicle Stimulating Hormone; same name has been used for a tumor suppressor protein, do not confuse.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Glycoproteins that inhibit pituitary FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion. Inhibins are secreted by the Sertoli cells of the testes, the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicles, the placenta, and other tissues. Inhibins and ACTIVINS are modulators of FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretions; both groups belong to the TGF-beta superfamily, as the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Inhibins consist of a disulfide-linked heterodimer with a unique alpha linked to either a beta A or a beta B subunit to form inhibin A or inhibin B, respectively
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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