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GROWTH HORMONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
Synonyms:
growth hormone; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone; somatotrophin; somatotropic hormone; somatotropin; STH
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("growth hormone" is a kind of...):
endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "growth hormone"):
Protropin (trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned)
Context examples:
A drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin.
(Octreotide, NCI Dictionary)
This gene is involved in intercellular growth signal transduction pathways and the regulation of growth hormone.
(GHR Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the stimulation of growth hormone release.
(GHRH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Certain allelic variants of the GH1 gene are associated with growth hormone deficiency and short stature.
(GH1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
By binding to SSTR2, this agent may inhibit the secretion of growth hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland.
(Dopamine-Somatostatin Chimeric Molecule BIM-23A760, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is involved in satiety, thirst and anxiety and regulating growth hormone release.
(Appetite-Regulating Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)
It is caused by overproduction of growth hormone in the pituitary gland, usually by a pituitary adenoma.
(Acromegaly, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone after normal growth of the skeleton is finished.
(Acromegaly, NCI Dictionary)
It may be caused by insufficient secretion of growth hormone (DWARFISM, PITUITARY).
(Dwarfism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is used for its growth hormone activities and is considered a performance-enhancing drug.
(Cervus elaphus Horn Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
