Description
A glycoprotein gonadotropic hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland under the influence of the hypothalamus gonadotropin-releasing hormone (luliberin). Several peaks of luteinizing hormone secretion are observed during the day. The hormone participates in the synthesis of estrogens and regulation of the menstrual cycle in women, initiating the ovulation process, and the formation and maintenance of the corpus luteum. The function of the luteinizing hormone in the male body is to stimulate testosterone production. Determination of the hormone concentration in the blood is important in the differential diagnosis of the causes of infertility.
Period of execution
By 9 hours. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type