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Definition of Gonadotrophic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or involving gonadotropin.

Definition of Gonadotrophic

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads ¹

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Definition of Gonadotrophic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Gonadotrophic

1. Stimulating the gonads, applied to hormones of the anterior pituitary which influence the gonads. Origin: Gr. Tropos = a turning This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Gonadotrophic

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1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"... a gonadotrophic hormone, from extracts of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland was accomplished by physico- chemical methods ..."

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