growth-promoting hormone

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• hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …   Universalium

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• growth hormone — Any of various growth promoting hormones …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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• Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor — The Insulin like Growth Factor 1 (IGF 1) Receptor is a transmembrane receptor that is activated by IGF 1 and by the related growth factor IGF 2. It belongs to the large class of tyrosine kinase receptors. This receptor mediates the effects of IGF …   Wikipedia

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