Gene Symbol | Fshb |
Entrez Gene ID | 14308 |
Full Name | follicle stimulating hormone beta |
Synonyms | FSH,FSH-B,FSH-beta,Fshbeta |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | The pituitary glycoprotein hormone family includes follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, chorionic gonadotropin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone. All of these glycoproteins consist of an identical alpha subunit and a hormone-specific beta subunit. This gene encodes the beta subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone. In conjunction with luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone induces egg and sperm production. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]. |