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Definition of Human growth hormone
1. Noun. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans.
Generic synonyms: Endocrine, Hormone, Internal Secretion
Specialized synonyms: Protropin
Medical Definition of Human growth hormone
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Human Growth Hormone
Literary usage of Human growth hormone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blood Supply: FDA Oversight and Remaining Issues of Safety edited by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
""Pituitary-derived human growth hormone is used in the long-term treatment of
children who fail to grow because they secrete normal growth hormones ..."
2. In the Matter of Certain Recombinantly Produced Human Growth Hormones by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"See, eg Ulrich et al, Science 196, 1313 (1977). (CX-2, col. 6, lines 58 to 69; col.
7 lines 1-10). D. human growth hormone and the '619 Patent ..."
3. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"86 NAL Call No: 49 J82 Effect of human growth hormone-releasing factor and(or)
thyrotropin-releasing factor on growth, carcass composition, ..."
4. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Boden G, Soeldner JS, Steinke J, Thorn GW: Serum human growth-hormone (HGH)
response to IV glucose: Diagnosis of acromegaly in females and males. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Prolactin binding was assayed using 200 ng membrane protein incubated with
approximately 100000 cpm of 125I-labeled human growth hormone (hGH, NIH, ..."
6. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"Genentech went on to develop and market its own recombinant drugs, the first
being recombinant human growth hormone, which was approved in 1986 for use in ..."
7. Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1998)
"Other Harmful Chemicals Growth Hormone human growth hormone (hGH) is a hormone
produced in the brain. The hormone is commonly used to increase the height of ..."
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