Definitions for "Somatotropin"
Protein hormone secreted by a special organ in mammals, the pituitary gland, and each animal produces its own specific version of the hormone that is active in its own species and in species of lower order but not higher. The hormone directs milk product
The scientific name for human growth hormone (hGH).
Also known as growth hormone, a protein hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary that has potent metabolic and growth-promoting activities.