Definition of Luteinizing

1. Verb. (present participle of luteinize) ¹

2. Adjective. Causing development of the corpus luteum ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Luteinizing

1. luteinize [v] - See also: luteinize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Luteinizing

lutefisk
lutefisks
luteic
lutein
lutein cells
luteinise
luteinised unruptured follicle syndrome
luteinising
luteinising hormone releasing factor
luteinization
luteinizations
luteinize
luteinized
luteinizes
luteinizing (current term)
luteinizing hormone
luteinizing hormone-releasing factor
luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor
luteinizing principle
luteinoma
luteins
lutelike
lutembacher's syndrome
lutembacher syndrome
lutenist
lutenists
luteo-
luteocobalt

Literary usage of Luteinizing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"THE SOCIETY FO> EXP BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 162.31-33(1979) 5 of Nifedipine on Prolactin, Growth Hormone, and luteinizing Hormone Release by Rat Anterior ..."

2. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Mendelson, JH; Mello, NK; Teoh, SK; and Ellingboe, J. Alcohol effects on luteinizing hormone releasing hormone stimulated anterior pituitary and gonadal ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"6 August 1970 • Prostaglandin Receptor Site: Evidence for an Essential Role in the Action of luteinizing Hormone Abstract A dose-response relation was ..."

4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Neural regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in the rat. ... Ratner A. Effect of phenoxybenzamine on luteinizing hormone release in the female rat. ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"luteinizing hormone measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of gonadal dysfunction. (b) Classification. Class I (general controls). ..."

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