noun
luteotropic hormone; LTH
Medical term for a hormone that stimulates the corpus luteum; also known as luteotropin.
黄体刺激ホルモンは、黄体の機能を維持する働きがあります。
Luteotropic hormone functions to maintain the corpus luteum.
黄体形成ホルモン (luteinizing hormone, LH) stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum formation, while 黄体刺激ホルモン (LTH) maintains the corpus luteum after it is formed.
Compound of 黄体 (corpus luteum), 刺激 (stimulation), and ホルモン (hormone), a calque of English 'luteotropic hormone'.