"prothoracicotropic hormone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prothoracicotropic hormones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prothoracicotropic hormone (plural prothoracicotropic hormones)
  1. (biology) A peptide hormone found in insects, produced in the copora cardiaca or corpus allata, which initiates the release of the ecdysteroid hormone from the prothoracic gland. Wikipedia link: prothoracicotropic hormone Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-prothoracicotropic_hormone-en-noun-b~mH6rfa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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