Other terms
Growth Hormone, Human,Somatotropin (Human),Somatropin (Human),hGH (Human Growth Hormone),Somatropin,Genotropin,Pharmacia Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Pharmacia Spain Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Genotonorm,Humatrope,Umatrope,Lilly Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Eli Lilly Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Irisfarma Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Maxomat,Sanofi Synthelabo Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Norditropin,Pisa Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Novo Nordisk Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Norditropin Simplexx,Norditropine,Zomacton,Ferring Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Omnitrope,Sandoz Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (Mammalian),r-hGH-M,r-hGH(m),Saizen,Allphar Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Serostim,Serono Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Cryo-Tropin,Cryo Tropin,CryoTropin,Cryopharma Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Nutropin,Hoffmann La-Roche Brand of Human Growth Hormone,Hoffmann La Roche Brand of Human Growth Hormone
Description
Human Growth Hormone: 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.
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