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trophic hormone

trophic hormone noun: a hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.

Noun

trophic hormone (plural trophic hormones)

  1. A hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.

Forms of trophic hormone

pluraltrophic hormones

Questions about trophic hormone

What does trophic hormone mean?
Trophic hormone means a hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.
What part of speech is trophic hormone?
Trophic hormone is a noun.
What is the plural of trophic hormone?
The plural of trophic hormone is trophic hormones.

Words near trophic hormone in the dictionary

  1. trophic
  2. trophic cascade
  3. trophic cascades
  4. trophic cell
  5. trophic cells
  6. trophic hormone
  7. trophic hormones
  8. trophic level
  9. trophic levels
  10. trophic transfer
  11. trophic transfers

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