"Human Growth Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 191-amino acid polypeptide hormone secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR), also known as GH or somatotropin. Synthetic growth hormone, termed somatropin, has replaced the natural form in therapeutic usage such as treatment of dwarfism in children with growth hormone deficiency.
| Descriptor ID |
D019382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.525.425.875 D12.644.548.691.525.425.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Human Growth Hormone- Human Growth Hormone
- Growth Hormone, Human
- hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
- Somatropin (Human)
- Somatotropin (Human)
- Somatropin
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Human Growth Hormone" by people in Profiles.
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Body size, IGF and growth hormone polymorphisms, and colorectal adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. Growth Horm IGF Res. 2010 Aug; 20(4):305-9.
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Systematic review: the effects of growth hormone on athletic performance. Ann Intern Med. 2008 May 20; 148(10):747-58.