NALT

Preferred term

somatotropin

Chemical

A protein hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates growth of muscle, bone and mammary development in young animals and increases milk production in lactating animals by making available nutrients for milk synthesis and secretion.

bovine growth hormone
bovine somatotropin
BST (bovine somatotropin)
GH (growth hormone)
growth hormone
human growth hormone
rBST (recombinant bovine somatotropin)
recombinant bovine growth hormone
recombinant bovine somatotropin
recombinant human growth hormone
somatropin

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

34516

Spanish

somatotropina

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9907

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 5/8/17