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What is the role-played by luteinising hormones in males and females respectively?

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In male, luteinizing hormone (also called ICSH) stimulates the synthesis and secretion of male hormones androgens (e.g. testosterone) from Leydig.s cells of testis.
In female, luteinizing hormone stimulates ovulation from ovary, transformation of empty graafian follicle into corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone from corpus luteum.
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