About The Medical Condition Somatotropin
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Somatotropin
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Somatotropin?
A small peptide hormone released by the anterior pituitary under hypothalamic control. Somatotropin, or growth hormone, stimulates mitosis, cell growth, and, for some cell types, differentiation in many tissues of the body. It has profound effects on many aspects of gene expression and metabolism.
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