noun
- a hormone produced by the gonads that inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland
Usage: medical; biochemistry
Examples
- Inhibin levels are measured to assess ovarian function in women.
- The researcher studied how inhibin affects reproductive hormone cycles.
- Inhibin A and inhibin B are the two main forms of this hormone.
- Low inhibin concentrations may indicate reduced fertility.
- The pituitary gland responds to inhibin by decreasing FSH production.
- Inhibin is secreted by granulosa cells in the ovaries.