GROWTH HORMONE


Meaning of GROWTH HORMONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1924

1. : a vertebrate polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates growth ; also : a recombinant version of this hormone — called also somatotropin

2. : growth regulator

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