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Meaning of SOMATOTROPHIN

Pronunciation:  `sowmutow'trowfin

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
 

SOMATOTROPHIN is a 13 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH
 
 See Also: hormone, internal secretion, Protropin

 

 

Glossary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A protein produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates the liver to produce somatomedins, which stimulate growth of bone and muscle.
  2. See Human growth hormone
 

 

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