a brain hormone that controls body growth and is influential in many other areas of body function
Human growth hormone (HGH), somatotropin, is produced by the pituitary to promote growth in many body cells. To treat children with growth disorders, it has been obtained from primate sources or synthesized. There are reports of abuse by athletes, although there is no clear benefit in the taking of the hormone and there are serious side effects, such as acromegaly, from dosages only slightly larger than those given to children.
Hormone produced by the pituitary gland; it controls the rate of body growth.
Growth hormone is made in the body and helps children grow. It's activity can be less than normal in someone with kidney disease. It can also be given as a medication.
A hormone responsible for physical development and several aspects of body functioning, possibly including sleep.
released by the pituitary gland and stimulates growth throughout the body
Produced by the pituitary gland, this anabolic hormone is the most responsible for growth during childhood. It has profound effects on development of the skeleton and muscles. Even after physical stature is attained, growth hormone can still have a great effect on muscle growth.
(GH) A peptide hormone, made in the anterior pituitary, that stimulates tissue and skeletal growth. (More? Endocrine Notes - Hypothalamus)
Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that aids in fat loss and muscle building.
Growth hormone is a hormone that is released from the pituitary gland. It interacts with fat cells to release fatty acids and also interacts with the liver to produce insulin.
a biochemical secreted by a gland in the brain which controls growth and is of particular importance during adolescence.
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates tissue growth and anabolism when nutrients are abundant and restricts tissue glucose dependence when nutrients are in short supply.
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
a natural hormone which is produced in all healthy individual's bodies every day
The hormone released from the pituitary gland. It interacts with fat cells to release fatty acids, and with the liver to produce insulin-like growth factors.
The most important hormone for growth in childhood. IGF-I: Important growth factor produced primarily in the liver.
(GH) A hormone produced in the pituitary gland that promotes growth and development of all tissues by increasing protein synthesis and cell division rates. 667
As the name suggests, growth hormone (GH) stimulates physical growth in children. It is a hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland and has widespread effects on the body. After you have stopped growing at 17 or 18, the skeleton changes and is no longer able to increase in height. However, growth hormone still plays important roles in adulthood, such as maintaining muscle tone and regulating metabolism, energy levels and psychological wellbeing
Also known as somatotropin, this polypeptide (191 amino acids) is produced by the anterior pituitary and stimulates the liver to produce samatomedins. It is the main regulator of height and lean mass increase.
A synthetic chemical that acts like a hormone and can cause rapid, excessive growth.
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Deficiency of the hormone causes retarded growth, an excessive production results in increased growth.
A peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that is essential for growth.
Known in the medical community as somatotropin. It is a powerful anabolic hormone that affects all systems of the body and plays an important role in muscle growth. It is a peptite hormone, which is composed of many amino acids (191 of them) linked together. It is rapidly metabolized by the liver and has a half-life in the blood of approxiamately 17 to 45 minutes. Because of this, detecting GH in a drug screen is very hard.
A protein produced by the pituitary gland that is involved in cell growth. Human growth hormone is used clinically to treat dwarfism. Various animal growth hormones can be used to improve milk production as well as to produce a leaner variety of meat.
see human growth hormone.
A pituitary-secreted hormone that aids in growth.
Hormone that is naturally released by the pituitary gland; it is an anabolic hormone. GH promotes muscle growth and the breakdown of body fat for energy.
A naturally released anabolic hormone by the pituitary gland. It promotes muscle growth and the breakdown of body fat for energy, unfortunately it is greatly reduced after the age of about 20
A pituitary hormone which causes physical growth.
a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. GH stimulates growth and repair of the body as well as the activities of the immune system. With age, GH release diminishes (also known as hGH or human growth hormone).
The major hormone responsible for height and growth. It stimulates growth of body tissue and bones, promotes breakdown of body fat, works with other hormones to regulate blood sugar, and affects immune system function. Available as SaizenĀ® [somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection] with cool.click(tm) needle-free delivery only from Serono.
A hormone released by the pituitary gland of the endocrine system responsible for growth of body tissues.
( somatotropin): a protein produced by the pituitary gland that is involved in cell growth.
Growth hormone (somatotropin) is an anterior pituitary hormone that causes growth of almost all cells and tissues of the body.
Polypeptide (191 amino acids) produced by anterior pituitary that stimulates liver to produce somatomedins 1 and 2.
a hormone made by the pituitary gland that helps control growth.
A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by the liver, thereby causing growth. Also known as somatotropin. Growth hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland, the front section of the gland, and is a polypeptide that consists of 191 amino acids . Growth hormone is given to children with pituitary dwarfism (short stature due to underfunction of the anterior pituitary) to help them grow. Excessive growth hormone production in children can lead to gigantism, and in adults it can lead to acromegaly. See the entire definition of Growth hormone
a pituitary hormone involved in stimulation of growth and numerous metabolic functions of the organism
A hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that regulates growth.
Growth hormone (GH or somatotropin) is a 191 amino acid, single chain polypeptide hormone which is synthesised, stored and secreted by the stomatotraph cells within the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals.