Somatotropin
121Growth hormone — A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by the liver, thereby causing growth. Growth hormone is synonymous with somatotropin and somatropin. More specifically (and technically),… …
122SRH — Abbreviation for somatotropin releasing hormone. * * * single radial hemolysis; somatotropin releasing hormone; spontaneously responding hyperthyroidism; stigmata of recent hemorrhage * * * somatotropin releasing hormone …
123SRIF — Abbreviation for somatotropin release inhibiting factor. * * * somatotropin release inhibiting factor * * * somatotropin release–inhibiting factor; see somatostatin …
124Somatomedin — So|ma|to|me|din das; s, e Kurzw. zu ↑Somatotropin, ↑Mediator u. ↑...in> unter dem Einfluss von Somatotropin in der Leber gebildete u. freigesetzte Substanz, durch die das Somatotropin wirksam wird (Med.) …
125human growth hormone — noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans • Syn: ↑somatotropin, ↑somatotrophin, ↑somatotropic hormone, ↑somatotrophic hormone, ↑STH, ↑growth hormone • Hypernyms: ↑ …
126BST — abbr. 1 British Summer Time. 2 British Standard Time (in use 1968 71). 3 bovine somatotrophin, a growth hormone found naturally in cows and introduced into cattle feed to boost milk production. * * * abbreviation bovine somatotropin * * * Biochem …
127Growth hormone treatment — Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands. GH is now produced by recombinant DNA technology, and… …
128Human height — Tall redirects here. For other uses, see Tall (disambiguation). Human height is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body standing erect. When populations share genetic background and environmental factors,… …
