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Meaning of LACTOGENIC HORMONE
Pronunciation:
`laktu'jenik 'hormown
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
gonadotropic
hormone
secreted
by
the
anterior
pituitary
;
in
females
it
stimulates
growth
of
the
mammary
glands
and
lactation
after
parturition
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Synonyms:
luteotropin
,
prolactin
See Also:
gonadotrophic hormone
,
gonadotrophin
,
gonadotropic hormone
,
gonadotropin
,
lactogen
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
A
hormone
produced in the pituitary gland which stimulates milk production in the mammary glands and which stimulates the corpus luteum of the ovary to produce
progesterone
and
estrogen
.
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