Human Growth Hormone

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1972 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 237, pages 433-439 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: J M, Tanner;

doi: 10.1038/237433a0

pmid: 4557470

Human Growth Hormone

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Abstract

Human growth hormone is a successful treatment for children who without it would grow up to be midgets. This article describes present knowledge of its physiology, its role in the regulation of growth and its effect in treatment.

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Institute of Child Health
India

Keywords

Blood Glucose, Male, Muscles, Growth, Glucagon, Kidney, Placental Lactogen, Hypoglycemia, Prolactin, Adipose Tissue, Liver, Somatomedins, Growth Hormone, Pituitary Gland, Humans, Insulin, Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones, Growth Disorders

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