Tropine is a derivative of tropane containing a hydroxyl group at the third carbon. It is also called 3-tropanol. Tropine is a central building block of many chemicals active in the nervous system, including tropane alkaloids.

What is a Tropin?

A hormone that induces the release of other hormones. The pituitary gland releases tropins which cause other glands of the endocrine system to release hormones unique to those glands, often in a negative feedback relationship to the pituitary secretions.

What does the prefix Tropin mean?

-tropin, suffix meaning 'stimulating effect of a hormone or. other substance on a target organ or system': somatotropin.