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Mention the target cells of luteinising hormone in human males and females. Explain the effect and the changes which the hormone induces in each case.

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The target cells of luteinising hormone (LH) in males are the Leydig cells and in females are the mature growing follicles. 

LH in males stimulates the Leydig cells (interstitial cells) of testes to synthesise and secrete androgens which in turn stimulate the process of spermatogenesis. LH in females stimulate the ovulation (release of ovum) and transformation of Graafian follicle into corpus luteum to secrete progesterone which prepares the endometrium to receive and implant blastocyst.



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