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lactogenic /lac·to·gen·ic/ (lak″to-jen´ik) galactopoietic.
lac·to·gen·ic (lkt-jnk)
adj.
Inducing lactation.
lactogenic,
adj/n that which promotes milk secretion. See also galactagogue.
lactogenic
stimulating the production of milk.
lactogenic hormone
one of the gonadotropic hormones of the anterior pituitary; it stimulates and sustains lactation in postpartum animals, and shows luteotropic activity in certain mammals. Called also prolactin.
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