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- adjective That
stimulates bodygrowth , especially by producingsomatotrophin
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Examples
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The somatotrophic hormone STH, or growth hormone, of the pituitary likewise stimulates defense reactions.
Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993
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It may also be called, with a more scholarly tang, somatotrophic hormone (soh'muh-toh-troh'fik; "body-nourishing" G), which is in turn abbreviated, usually, STH.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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* Human growth hormone hGH - also called somatotrophin or somatotrophic hormone - is a hormone naturally produced by the body.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Reuters 2011
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