Luteinizing hormone
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Luteinizing hormone is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. The production of LH is regulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus. In females,
Effects of LH on the body
Lateral flow test strip for urine LH, used to predict ovulation
Chance of pregnancy by menstrual cycle day of insemination relative to ovulation
Leydig cell
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Leydig cells, also known as interstitial cells of the testes and interstitial cells of Leydig, are found adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testicle and produce testosterone in the presence o
Luteinizing hormone
…ovulation and development of the corpus luteum. In males, where LH had also been called interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH), it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone. It acts synergistically with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The term luteinizing comes from the Latin "luteus", meaning…
Micrograph showing a cluster of Leydig cells (center of image). H&E stain.
Histological section through testicular parenchyma of a boar. 1 Lumen of convoluted part of the seminiferous tubules, 2 spermatids, 3 spermatocytes, 4 spermatogonia, 5 Sertoli cell, 6 myofibroblasts, 7 Leydig cells, 8 capillaries
Intermediate magnification micrograph of a Leydig cell tumour, H&E stain
High magnification micrograph of a Leydig cell tumour, H&E stain