somatomedin

(sə mat′ə mēd′ən, sō′mə tə-)

noun

any of a group of protein hormones produced in the liver and regulating the activity of growth hormones in building muscle and cartilage

See somatomedin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of peptides produced by the liver upon stimulation by growth hormone that act directly on many cell types to stimulate growth.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps somato(tropin)

Origin: + (inter)med(iary)

Origin: + -in

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