Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone synthesized and secreted by gonadotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland. FSH plays a major role in promoting growth and development after puberty and reproductive processes of the body. FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) act together in reproduction process.The impact factor of journal provides quantitative assessment tool for grading, evaluating, sorting and comparing journals of similar kind. It reflects the average number ofÃÂ citationsÃÂ to recent articles published inÃÂ science and social science journals in a particular year or period, and is frequently used as aÃÂ proxyÃÂ for the relative importance of a journal within its field. It is first devised byÃÂ Eugene Garfield, the founder of theÃÂ Institute for Scientific Information. The impact factor of a journal is evaluated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
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