Somatotropin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005968",
  "term": "Somatotropin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A protein hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates growth of muscle, bone and mammary development in young animals and increases milk production in lactating animals by making available nutrients for milk synthesis and secretion.",
  "synonyms": [
    "BST (bovine somatotropin)",
    "GH (growth hormone)",
    "bovine growth hormone",
    "bovine somatotropin",
    "growth hormone",
    "human growth hormone",
    "rBST (recombinant bovine somatotropin)",
    "recombinant bovine growth hormone",
    "recombinant bovine somatotropin",
    "recombinant human growth hormone",
    "somatropin"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "neuropeptides",
    "anterior pituitary hormones",
    "somatotropin receptors",
    "ghrelin",
    "somatostatin",
    "somatoliberin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "somatotropina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/somatotropin/"
}