Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.

Of, pertaining to, or caused by gonadotropin

plural of gonadotropin

A hormone secreted by the chorion of the placenta. Its role is to maintain the corpus luteum.

plural of chorionic gonadotropin

(medicine, biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.

A peptide hormone secreted by cells of the hypothalamus that simulates secretion of gonadotropins

(pathology) The presence of gonadotropin in the blood

plural of gonadotropinoma

(pathology) A gonadotropic adenoma