lactogen
1lactogen — LACTOGÉN, Ă, lactogeni, e, adj., s.n. (biol.) (Hormon) care stimulează lactaţia. – Din fr. lactogène. Trimis de LauraGellner, 16.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 lactogén adj. m., pl. lactogéni; f …
2lactogen — An agent that stimulates milk production or secretion. [lacto + G. gen, producing] human placental l. (HPL) l. isolated from human placentas and structurally similar to somatotropin; its biologic activity weakly mimics that of somatotropin and… …
3Lactogen — Lac|to|gen [↑ Lact u. ↑ gen], das; s, e; Syn.: lactogenes Hormon: 1) ↑ Choriomammotropin 2) svw. ↑ Prolactin …
4lactogen — n. chemical substance which stimulates milk production …
5lactogen — lac·to·gen …
6lactogen — /ˈlæktədʒən/ (say laktuhjuhn) noun any substance that induces or enhances lactation. {lacto + gen} –lactogenic /læktəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (say laktuh jenik), adjective …
7lactogen — noun any agent that enhances milk production • Hypernyms: ↑agent • Hyponyms: ↑prolactin, ↑lactogenic hormone, ↑luteotropin * * * ˈlaktəjə̇n, ˌjen noun ( s) …
8Human placental lactogen — HPL redirects here. For other uses, see HPL (disambiguation). chorionic somatomammotropin hormone 1 (human placental lactogen) Crystal Structure of Human Placental Lactogen.[1] …
9Placental lactogen — is a polypeptide placental hormone. Its structure and function is similar to that of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.For information on the human form,… …
10placental lactogen — n a somatomammotropin that is secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast and that inhibits production of maternal insulin during pregnancy …
