prolan

Prolan is a hormone from the pituitary gland that stimulates the ovarian follicle.

(noun)

An example of prolan is a follicle stimulating hormone which is no longer used scientifically.

See prolan in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Ger < L proles, offspring (see prolific) + Ger -an, -an

See prolan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Human chorionic gonadotropin. No longer in scientific use.
Either of two hormones of the pituitary gland, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. No longer in scientific use.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: , from Latin prōlēs, offspring; see al-² in Indo-European roots

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