GROWTH HORMONE


Meaning of GROWTH HORMONE in English

Function: 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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