lipotropin
[ lip-uh-troh-pin, lahy-puh- ]
/ ˌlɪp əˈtroʊ pɪn, ˌlaɪ pə- /
noun Biochemistry.
a large polypeptide of the pituitary gland from which endorphins and other endogenous opiates are thought to derive.
Origin of lipotropin
First recorded in 1960–65;
lipotrop(ic) +
-in2
Words nearby lipotropin
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Medical definitions for lipotropin
lipotropin
[ lĭp′ə-trō′pĭn, lī′pə- ]
n.
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the utilization of fat by the body and is a precursor to the endorphins.