luteotropin

Noun luteotropin has 1 sense

• luteotropin(n = noun.substance) lactogenic hormone, prolactin - gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition;
is a kind of gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, lactogen