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Word: adrenotropin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...well understood than now, it was fashionable to attribute every pituitary reaction to a separate hormone. Riddle exposed some of these as "ghosts." He believes the number of definitely established front-lobe hormones to be small-five at most. These possible five are 1) thyrotropin, the thyroid-stimulator; 2) adrenotropin, which acts on the adrenals; 3) and 4), "FSH" and "LH" which affect the ovaries or testes; 5) prolactin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Pituitary Master | 1/9/1939 | See Source »

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