glycotropic, glycotrophic

glycotropic, glycotrophic
Pertaining to a principle in extracts of the anterior lobe of the pituitary that antagonizes the action of insulin and causes hyperglycemia. [glyco- + G. trophe, nourishment; trope, a turning]

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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