FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone)/FSH beta [FSHb/1062]

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. FSH beta is the beta subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone. In conjunction with luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone induces egg and sperm production. The FSH antibody specifically labels Gonadotrophs in pituitatry. It may be useful in the classification of pituitary tumors.