Definition of somatomedin in English:
somatomedin
noun ˌsəʊmətə(ʊ)ˈmiːdɪnˌsōmə-
mass nounBiochemistry A hormone which acts as an intermediate in the stimulation of tissue growth by growth hormone.
Example sentencesExamples
- Contrary to that intuition, high amino acid divergence is also suggested in the SR-CI somatomedin B and transmembrane domains, neither of which is known to have direct interactions with bacteria.
- IGF-I (originally called somatomedin C) is a growth factor structurally related to insulin.
- This is accomplished through development of several small proteins called somatomedin which are formed in the liver.
- Because the liver also is a primary source of somatomedins, an estrogenic stimulus might ultimately increase somatomedin concentrations.
Origin
1970s: from somato- 'of the body' + (inter)med(iary) + -in1.