mammotrophicadj.
/mamə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/, U.S. /ˌmæməˈtrɑfɪk/, /ˌmæmoʊˈtrɑfɪk/ Physiology.
Stimulating the secretory function or the development of the mammary glands. Also: secreting a substance with this activity; of the nature of a mammotroph.
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mammotrophic1935
mammogenic1938
1935 W. R. Lyons & E. Page in Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 1934–5 32 1049 The hypophyseal mammotropic hormone.
1942 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 51 308 (heading) The direct mammotrophic action of lactogenic hormone.
1970 Sci. Jrnl. June 47/1 All males normally produce small quantities of mammotrophic hormone, but to what end remains a mystery.
1977 Lancet 30 July 247/2 Chlorpromazine and metoclopramide..both have mammotropic effects.
1983 Cell & Tissue Res. 229 155 In the single male specimen and in the non-lactating females examined, small numbers of apparently inactive mammotropic cells were scattered throughout the pars distalis.
1997 Breast Cancer Res. & Treatm. 42 15 The present study was undertaken to identify possible seasonal variation in a range of mammotrophic hormones which could exert a chronobiologic influence in women with breast tumours.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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