bovine somatotropin

Variant of bovine growth hormone

bovine growth hormone definition

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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