Lipotrophin

Japanese: lipotrophin
Lipotrophin

Lipotrophin is a fatty acid hormone secreted by the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland. It is also called lipotrophin and abbreviated as LPH. It is a single-chain polypeptide, and there are two types: beta-lipotropin, which consists of 91 amino acids, and gamma-lipotropin, which consists of 58 amino acids from the amino terminal 1 to 58.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lipotrophin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…脳下垂体前葉および中葉から分泌される脂肪分解ホルモン。リポトロフィンlipotrophinとも呼び,LPHと略記される。単鎖のポリペプチドで,91個のアミノ酸からなるβ‐リポトロピンと,そのアミノ末端側の1~58番の58個のアミノ酸からなるγ‐リポトロピンとがある。…

※「lipotrophin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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