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lactogen

DEFINITIONS OF: lactogen

1

n any agent that enhances milk production

Types:
lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactin
gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Type of:
agent
a substance that exerts some force or effect
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