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bovine somatotrophin

Variant of bovine growth hormone

a growth hormone of cattle; esp., this hormone synthesized artificially and administered to beef cattle to increase growth rate and reduce fat and to dairy cows to increase milk production

also bovine somatotropin or Chiefly Brit.bovine somatotrophin

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