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trophic hormones

trophic hormones is the plural of trophic hormone.

Meaning of trophic hormone

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.

Questions about trophic hormones

What is trophic hormones the plural of?
Trophic hormones is the plural of trophic hormone.

Words near trophic hormones in the dictionary

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

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