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somatotropin

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somatotropin /so·ma·to·tro·pin/ (-tro″pin) growth hormone.
so·mat·o·tro·pin (s-mt-trpn, sm-t-) or so·mat·o·tro·phin (-trfn)

somatotropic hormone, somatotropin.
somatotropin [so´mah-to-tro″pin]
growth hormone. adj., adj somatotro´pic.

somatotropin (sō´matōtrō´pin),
somatotropin, somatotrophin
growth hormone. See also pituitary.

somatotropin
Growth hormone, see there


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The letters outline how certain milk labels and promotions that differentiate milk based on farmer use of POSILAC bovine somatotropin (bST) are misleading to consumers and do not meet the standards set by laws and regulations for either of the agencies.
Monsanto sells bovine somatotropin under the brand name POSILAC; it is used to enhance milk production and serves as an important tool to help dairy producers improve the efficiency of their operations.
The agency blasted the company for marketing and distributing somatotropin (rDNA origin) with cyanocobalamine and pyridoxine for injection, or human growth hormone (hGH), on its Web site for an unapproved use.
 
 
 
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