bovine somatotropin
nounMedical Definition of bovine somatotropin
1
: a growth hormone of cows produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth in young animals and milk production in adult females
—abbreviation bST, BST
2
: bovine growth hormone sense 2
—abbreviation bST, BST
Note: The abbreviations rbST and rBST are also used to indicate the genetically engineered recombinant form.