See Also: somatrem(medicine)

ribless (iou) and somatrem (medicine)


ribless (iou)



ribless adjective. L18.
[from RIB noun + -LESS.]
Having no ribs.

somatrem (medicine)


somatrem
<chemical> An analog of somatropin containing an additional (methionyl) amino-acid residue. It may be produced in bacteria from recombinant DNA. This biosynthetic form of human growth hormone is given to children with pituitary dwarfism. (reynolds jef(ed): martindale: the extra pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, inc, englewood, co, 1995)

Chemical name: Somatotropin, N-L-methionyl-