mammary-stimulating hormone
mammary-stimulating hormone
[′mam·ə·rē ¦stim·yə‚lād·iŋ ′hȯr‚mōn] (biochemistry)
Estrogen and progesterone considered together as the hormones which induce proliferation of the mammary ductile and acinous elements respectively.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.