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anti-müllerian hormone
Ovarian hormone that provides information on the quantity and quality of a woman's ovarian follicles (follicular reserve). The word müllerian is an eponym after the German physiologist and comparative anatomist Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858).
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Abbreviation
AMH
Formal
MIS
Formal
Synonym
anti-Mullerian hormone
Formal
müllerian inhibiting factor
Formal
Mullerian inhibiting hormone
Formal
Müllerian inhibiting hormone
Formal
Müllerian inhibiting substance
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

hormona antimülleriana

Valenciano

hormona antimulleriana
Associated concepts
Type of
hormone
Causes
regression of Müllerian ducts
Examples
Patients with cancer at the margins of reproductive age had reduced levels of anti-müllerian hormone compared with patients experiencing infertility.
Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) levels were recorded at patients' initial visits before beginning chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
 median || female || serum || ovarian anti-müllerian hormone 
WITH NOUNS
anti-müllerian hormone test || levels

WITH VERBS
anti-müllerian hormone is produced by the granulosa cells | Sertoli cells || is measured in blood