“li-ke”

The following 4 entries include the term li-ke.

glucagon-like peptide

noun

insulin-like growth factor

noun

: either of two polypeptides structurally similar to insulin that are secreted either during fetal development or during childhood and that mediate growth hormone activity

insulin-like growth factor 1

noun

: the juvenile form of insulin-like growth factor that is produced chiefly by the liver in response to growth hormone with production declining after puberty abbreviation IGF-1

pleuropneumonia-like organism

noun

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