VASOTOCIN


Meaning of VASOTOCIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvā-zə-ˈtō-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: vaso- + oxy tocin

Date: circa 1963

: a polypeptide pituitary hormone of most vertebrates below mammals that has properties similar to oxytocin and vasopressin

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