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activin

Pronunciation: ak′ti-vin
Placental hormone that reaches maximum levels in maternal serum during labor; helps to regulate production of gonadotropin-releasing hormones, human chorionic gonadotropin, and steroids by the placenta.

[active + -in]




 

 

 

 

 

 



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