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  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads

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  • adjective of or relating to or involving gonadotropin

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Examples

  • Now should their "gender issues" resolve, as they do most of the time, the gonadotrophic drugs are discontinued, and normal development resumes.

    Must... Resist.... Zoe Brain 2008

  • Specifically, gonadotrophic releasing hormone (GnRH) released from the hypothalamus in the brain sends signals to the pituitary, which then sends signals to the ovaries, affecting ovulation and menstrual cycles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Nevada is the only state in the West that bans chorionic gonadotrophic hormones or hCG

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2010

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