luteotropic hormone
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luteotropic hormone — or luteotrophic hormone noun Date: 1949 prolactin … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotropic hormone — … Useful english dictionary
hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… … Universalium
luteotrophic hormone — noun see luteotropic hormone … New Collegiate Dictionary
prolactin — A protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the secretion of milk and possibly, during pregnancy, breast growth. SYN: galactopoietic hormone, lactation hormone … Medical dictionary
Prolactin — Protein Name=Prolactin Caption= Symbol=PRL AltSymbols= HGNCid=9445 Chromosome=6 Arm=p Band=22.2 LocusSupplementaryData= p21.3 ECnumber= OMIM=176760 EntrezGene=5617 RefSeq=NM 000948 UniProt=P01236Prolactin (PRL) or Luteotropic hormone (LTH) is a… … Wikipedia
LTH — lactogenic hormone; local tumor hyperthermia; low temperature holding; luteotropic hormone * * * LTH abbr luteotropic hormone … Medical dictionary
HORMONES — Chez les animaux pluricellulaires, la coordination des fonctions exercées par les différents organes repose sur des systèmes de communication qui opèrent au sein de l’organisme pour maintenir l’équilibre fonctionnel indispensable à la vie [cf.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system — ▪ Table Glands and hormones of the human endocrine system gland or tissue principal hormone function testis testosterone stimulates development of male sex organs and secondary sex characteristics, including facial hair growth and increased… … Universalium
animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… … Universalium
