Definition of Somatotropic hormone

1. Noun. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans.

Exact synonyms: Growth Hormone, Human Growth Hormone, Somatotrophic Hormone, Somatotrophin, Somatotropin, Sth
Generic synonyms: Endocrine, Hormone, Internal Secretion
Specialized synonyms: Protropin

Medical Definition of Somatotropic hormone

1. Hormone (191 amino acids) released by anterior pituitary that stimulates release of somatomedin, thereby causing growth. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Somatotropic Hormone

somatostatins
somatotherapy
somatotopagnosis
somatotopic
somatotopy
somatotropes
somatotroph
somatotrophic
somatotrophic adenoma
somatotrophic hormone
somatotrophin
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somatotrophins
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somatotropic hormone (current term)
somatotropic hormone (current term)
somatotropin
somatotropin
somatotropin-releasing factor
somatotropin-releasing hormone
somatotropins
somatotropin release-inhibiting factor
somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone
somatotropism
somatotype
somatotype
somatotypes
somatotypes
somatotypology
somatrem

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