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prohypertrophic

prohypertrophic adjective: that leads to hypertrophy.

Adjective

prohypertrophic (comparative more prohypertrophic, superlative most prohypertrophic)

  1. That leads to hypertrophy
    • This condition favours the production of adiponectin in relation to leptin (Lep) which also allows adiponectin to block the prohypertrophic effect of leptin.2016 January 6, “Cardiomyocyte Antihypertrophic Effect of Adipose Tissue Conditioned Medium from Rats and Its Abrogation by Obesity is Mediated by the Leptin to Adiponectin Ratio”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prohypertrophic

comparativemore prohypertrophic
superlativemost prohypertrophic

Origin of prohypertrophic

From pro- + hypertrophic.

Questions about prohypertrophic

What does prohypertrophic mean?
Prohypertrophic means that leads to hypertrophy.
What part of speech is prohypertrophic?
Prohypertrophic is an adjective.

Words near prohypertrophic in the dictionary

  1. proholiday
  2. prohormonal
  3. prohormone
  4. prohormones
  5. prohypertensive
  6. prohypertrophic
  7. prohypertropic
  8. Proia
  9. Proias
  10. proictal
  11. proictogenic

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