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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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