Prothoracicotropic hormone

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland.

Synonyms

bombyxin thyrotropin preprothyrotropin thymopolypeptide adrenocorticotropic hormone thyrotropin-releasing hormone tropin thyrotrophin proteohormone prothymosin tropic hormone human chorionic gonadotropin

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