The pituitary glycoprotein hormone family includes follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, chorionic gonadotropin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone. All of these glycoproteins consist of an identical alpha subunit and a hormone-specific beta subunit. This gene encodes the beta subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone. In conjunction with luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone induces egg and sperm production. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding the same protein. Sample Type: Serum, plasma, tissue homogenates Intended Use: For the quantitative determination of sheep follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations in serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates. Sensitivity: 1mIU/ml Range: 2-70mIU/ml Specificity: This assay has high sensitivity and excellent specificity for detection of sheep FSH. No significant cross-reactivity or interference between sheep FSH and analogues was observed. Test Principle: This BioAssay? employs the quantitative