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FSH [4 records]

Record 1 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
CONT

FSH produced and secreted by the anterior part of pituitary gland, has the role of stimulating the growth and maturation of the ovarian follicles in women and the testes to produce sperm in men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
DEF

Hormone sécrétée par le lobe antérieur de l'hypophyse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormonas
DEF

Gonadotropina producida y desprendida por la glándula pituitaria que estimula el ovario a fin de madurar un folículo para la ovulación en las mujeres. En el hombre, [...] estimula la producción de espermatozoides en los testículos.

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Record 2 2004-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Health Law
CONT

All monies received by the Minister shall be deposited to the credit of the Hospital Services Fund with a chartered bank.

Key term(s)
  • HSF

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Le Québec a commencé à financer en partie son régime d'assurance-maladie au moyen du fonds des services hospitaliers (FSH) [...]

OBS

Source: Recueil des lois et règlements des Affaires sociales (P.Q.).

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

a relatively benign autosomal dominant form of muscular dystrophy in which there is marked atrophy of the muscles of the face, shoulder girdle, and arm, producing a facial expression called myopathic face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

Deux entités également toutes deux fréquentes sont à envisager : myopathie facio-scapulo-humérale (FSH) et dystrophie myotonique de Steinert. La FSH, encore appelée myopathie de Landouzy-Déjerine, débute habituellement dans la deuxième décennie et se manifeste par une atteinte musculaire asymétrique et sélective affectant la face (orbiculaires, muscles des joues et des lèvres), la ceinture scapulaire (fixateurs de l'omoplate avec respect relatif des deltoïdes).

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Offers consultation and advice concerning problems faced by handicapped persons in scientific fields.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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