somatotropin
US /ˌsoʊ.mə.toʊˈtroʊ.pɪn/
UK /ˌsɒm.ə.təʊˈtrəʊ.pɪn/
名詞
生長激素, 體生長素
a hormone that stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, especially (in animals) a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that promotes growth
範例:
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The doctor prescribed somatotropin to help with the child's growth deficiency.
醫生開出了生長激素以幫助解決兒童的生長缺陷。
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Recombinant bovine somatotropin is used in some dairy farming practices.
重組牛生長激素在一些奶牛養殖實踐中被使用。