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prothoracicotropic hormone

prothoracicotropic hormone noun: a peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.

Noun

prothoracicotropic hormone (plural prothoracicotropic hormones)

  1. A peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.

Forms of prothoracicotropic hormone

pluralprothoracicotropic hormones

Questions about prothoracicotropic hormone

What does prothoracicotropic hormone mean?
Prothoracicotropic hormone means a peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.
What part of speech is prothoracicotropic hormone?
Prothoracicotropic hormone is a noun.
What is the plural of prothoracicotropic hormone?
The plural of prothoracicotropic hormone is prothoracicotropic hormones.

Words near prothoracicotropic hormone in the dictionary

  1. prothoraces
  2. prothoracic
  3. prothoracic gland
  4. prothoracic glands
  5. prothoracicotropic
  6. prothoracicotropic hormone
  7. prothoracicotropic hormones
  8. prothorax
  9. prothoraxes
  10. Prothro
  11. prothrombic

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