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SOMATOTROPHIN

Somatotrophin is a growth hormone secreted by the mammalian pituitary gland. It stimulates protein synthesis and the growth of the long bones in the legs and arms. Production of
somatotrophin is greatest during early life. In man, overproduction results in gigantism and underproduction in dwarfism. Bovine somatotrophin is used to increase milk and meat production in cattle.
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