proparathyroid hormone

pro·par·a·thy·roid hor·mone

the immediate precursor of parathyroid hormone; proparathyroid differs from parathyroid hormone by an N-terminal hexapeptide extension.

pro·par·a·thy·roid hor·mone

(prō-par'ă-thī'royd hōr'mōn) The immediate precursor of parathyroid hormone.