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lactotropin

lactotropin noun: prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Noun

lactotropin (countable and uncountable, plural lactotropins)

  1. Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Forms of lactotropin

plurallactotropins

Questions about lactotropin

What does lactotropin mean?
Lactotropin means prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
What part of speech is lactotropin?
Lactotropin is a noun.
What is the plural of lactotropin?
The plural of lactotropin is lactotropins.

Words near lactotropin in the dictionary

  1. lactotropes
  2. lactotroph
  3. lactotrophic
  4. lactotrophs
  5. lactotropic
  6. lactotropin
  7. lactotropins
  8. lactovegetarian
  9. lactovegetarianism
  10. lactovegetarians
  11. lactoyl

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