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单词 lipotropin
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lipotropin

[ lip-uh-troh-pin, lahy-puh- ]
/ ˌlɪp əˈtroʊ pɪn, ˌlaɪ pə- /

noun Biochemistry.

a large polypeptide of the pituitary gland from which endorphins and other endogenous opiates are thought to derive.

Origin of lipotropin

First recorded in 1960–65; lipotrop(ic) + -in2

Words nearby lipotropin

liposuck, liposuction, lipotrophic, lipotrophy, lipotropic, lipotropin, lip out, lipovaccine, lipoxygenase, Lippe, lipped
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Medical definitions for lipotropin

lipotropin
[ lĭp′ə-trōpĭn, lī′pə- ]

n.

A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the utilization of fat by the body and is a precursor to the endorphins.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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