SOMATOTROPIN

somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone

(noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

somatotropin (countable and uncountable, plural somatotropins)

(biochemistry) A polypeptide growth hormone produced by the human pituitary gland

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• protostomian

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