Somatotropin
21somatotropin — also somatotrophin noun Etymology: somatotropic + 1 in Date: 1941 growth hormone 1 …
22somatotropin — (= growth hormone) Hormone (191 amino acids) released by anterior pituitary that stimulates release of somatomedin, thereby causing growth …
23somatotropin — /seuh mat euh troh pin, soh meuh teuh /, n. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans. Also called somatotrophic hormone /seuh mat euh trof ik, troh fik, soh meuh teuh , seuh mat euh , soh meuh… …
24somatotropin — noun A polypeptide growth hormone produced by the human pituitary gland …
25Somatotropin — So|ma|to|tro|pin 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Biochemie〉 im Vorderlappen der Hypophyse gebildetes, das Längenwachstum förderndes Hormon [Etym.: <Somato… + …trop1] …
26Somatotropin — Somato|tropi̱n s; s, e: = somatotropes Hormon …
27Somatotropin — So|ma|to|tro|pin* das; s <zu ↑...in> Wachstumshormon aus dem Hypophysenvorderlappen (Biol., Med.) …
28somatotropin — n. growth hormone, peptide hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulates growth in human beings …
29somatotropin — so·ma·tot·ro·pin …
30somatotropin — so•mat•o•tro•pin [[t]səˌmæt əˈtroʊ pɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a polypeptide growth hormone of humans, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland Also called human growth hormone • Etymology: 1940–45; somatotrop(hic) stimulating body growth (see somato ,… …