Meaning of SOMATOTROPHIN

Pronunciation:			`sowmutow'trowfin
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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	Synonyms:		growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH
	See Also:		hormone, internal secretion, Protropin
Glossary
	Definition:		A protein produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates the liver to produce somatomedins, which stimulate growth of bone and muscle. See Human growth hormone