Somatotropin synonyms

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growth-hormone (related)
A polypeptide hormone of the anterior part of the pituitary gland, that promotes normal growth
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somatotrophin
Alternative spelling of somatotropin.
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somatotropic hormone
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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somatotrophic hormone
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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sth
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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human growth hormone
A growth hormone released by the human pituitary gland.
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Somatotropin Sentence Examples

  • The cow's naturally occurring growth hormone, somatotropin, was first discovered in the 1920s.

  • Safety of milk from cows treated with bovine somatotropin.

  • Human growth hormone (hGH) (somatotropin) is produced by somatotropes in the anterior pituitary gland.

  • Somatotropin (hGH) is secreted by somatotropes in the anterior pituitary gland.

  • The somatotropin test also aids in documenting the excess hGH production responsible for gigantism or acromegaly, and confirms underactivity or overproduction of the pituitary gland (hypopituitarism or hyperpituitarism, respectively).

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