Growth hormone

Introduction: Growth hormone

Description of Growth hormone

Growth hormone: A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates several physiologic processes, including growth and metabolism.(NCI)
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Growth hormone: A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized.
Source: MeSH 2007

Growth hormone: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Growth hormone:

• Growth
• Growth symptoms (2433 causes)
• Growth disease
• Growth disorder
• Growth problem (2433 causes)
• Hormone

Growth hormone as an Organ

Growth hormone (organ): Growth hormone is one of the pituitary hormones, chemical substances made and/or stored by the three lobes of the pituitary gland. Growth hormone is produced and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and controls a variety of bodily functions, including stimulating the division of cells, called mitosis, resulting in body growth. Growth hormone is vital to the normal growth and develoment of bones and muscles in children. Growth hormone also increases the use of fats for energy and the use of amino acids for the building, repair and replacement of proteins.

Growth hormone secretion is controlled by the hypothalamus. Conditions that can afflict growth hormone include obesity, hyposecretion of growth hormone, hypersecretion of growth hormone, empty sella syndrome, adenoma, hypopituitarism, and head trauma.

Growth hormone (organ): See Growth Hormone (organ information).

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Terms associated with Growth hormone:

Terms Similar to Growth hormone:

• Somatotropin
• Somatrem
• Somatropin

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• Growth Hormone, Recombinant
• Pituitary Growth Hormone
• Recombinant Growth Hormone
• Somatotropin
• Somatotropin, Recombinant

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Receptors, Somatotropin

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Growth hormone:

• Human Growth Hormone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Growth hormone

• Pituitary Hormones, Anterior

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Growth hormone

• somatotropin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Growth hormone

The following list attempts to classify Growth hormone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
  • Hormones
    • Peptide Hormones
      • Pituitary Hormones
        • Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
          • Growth Hormone

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Peptide Hormones
      • Pituitary Hormones
        • Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
          • Growth Hormone

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