Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A peptide hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary and the Sertoli cells of the testis that inhibits secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
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- noun biochemistry A
peptide hormone , secreted by thegonads , which inhibits the secretion offollicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a malecontraceptive
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Examples
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Another hormone found in the fluid of follicles, called inhibin A, inhibits FSH secretion.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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If she does not become pregnant, the corpus luteum regresses, and levels of estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin A fall.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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The cells in the corpus luteum secrete estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin A under control of LH.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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In addition, honey contains a germ-killing substances call inhibin which helps prevent infections.
It's Honey Season! Time for Honey Soap! Anne-Marie 2008
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When the testicles have enough FSH, the Sertoli cells in the testicles send the hormone inhibin to the pituitary gland as a signal to turn off FSH secretion.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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The percentage of cancers detected at 95% specificity varied according to the histological subtype but was always improved by the combination of total inhibin and CA-125.
Total Inhibin - A New Ovarian Cancer Screening Test? aka TBTAM 2007
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The drop in inhibin B levels reflects the diminishing number of follicles left for future development in the ovary.14 As the number of follicles available to develop decreases below the level necessary for ovulation, ovulation stops.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The drop in inhibin B levels reflects the diminishing number of follicles left for future development in the ovary.14 As the number of follicles available to develop decreases below the level necessary for ovulation, ovulation stops.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The drop in inhibin B levels reflects the diminishing number of follicles left for future development in the ovary.14 As the number of follicles available to develop decreases below the level necessary for ovulation, ovulation stops.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The drop in inhibin B levels reflects the diminishing number of follicles left for future development in the ovary.14 As the number of follicles available to develop decreases below the level necessary for ovulation, ovulation stops.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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