Which Hormone Induces Spermatogenesis?

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The Development and Maintenance of Spermatogenesis Is Dependent on the Pituitary Gonadotropins; Fsh, and Lh. Both Hormones Are Secreted and Regulated as a Part...

Which Hormone Induces Spermatogenesis?

The development and maintenance of spermatogenesis is dependent on the pituitary gonadotropins; FSH, and LH. Both hormones are secreted and regulated as a part of the HPG axis

HPG axis
The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG axis) refers to the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and gonadal glands as if these individual endocrine glands were a single entity. ... Fluctuations in this axis cause changes in the hormones produced by each gland and have various local and systemic effects on the body.
in response to the hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Which hormone is responsible for spermatogenesis?

Sertoli cells have receptors for follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone which are the main hormonal regulators of spermatogenesis.

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What stimulates the process of spermatogenesis?

Spermatogenesis begins when the hypothalamus releases a pulse of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone that induces the release of pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone. LH stimulates Leydig interstitial cells to synthesize and secrete testosterone.

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