"Human Growth Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
Descriptor ID |
D019382
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MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.525.425.875 D12.644.548.691.525.425.875
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Concept/Terms |
Human Growth Hormone- Human Growth Hormone
- Growth Hormone, Human
- hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
- Somatropin (Human)
- Somatotropin (Human)
- Somatropin
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Human Growth Hormone" by people in Profiles.
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Mulchandani S, Bhoj EJ, Luo M, Powell-Hamilton N, Jenny K, Gripp KW, Elbracht M, Eggermann T, Turner CL, Temple IK, Mackay DJ, Dubbs H, Stevenson DA, Slattery L, Zackai EH, Spinner NB, Krantz ID, Conlin LK. Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 20: a novel imprinting disorder of growth failure. Genet Med. 2016 Apr; 18(4):309-15.
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Shi L, Kümmel D, Coleman J, Melia TJ, Giraudo CG. Dual roles of Munc18-1 rely on distinct binding modes of the central cavity with Stx1A and SNARE complex. Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Nov; 22(21):4150-60.
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Kikuchi T, Wang BS, Pikal MJ. High-precision absolute (true) density measurements on hygroscopic powders by gas pycnometry: application to determining effects of formulation and process on free volume of lyophilized products. J Pharm Sci. 2011 Jul; 100(7):2945-51.
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Campbell PG, Kenning E, Andrews DW, Yadla S, Rosen M, Evans JJ. Outcomes after a purely endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Oct; 29(4):E5.
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Fain JN, Cheema P, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Stimulation of human omental adipose tissue lipolysis by growth hormone plus dexamethasone. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2008 Nov 25; 295(1-2):101-5.
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Fedele M, Pentimalli F, Baldassarre G, Battista S, Klein-Szanto AJ, Kenyon L, Visone R, De Martino I, Ciarmiello A, Arra C, Viglietto G, Croce CM, Fusco A. Transgenic mice overexpressing the wild-type form of the HMGA1 gene develop mixed growth hormone/prolactin cell pituitary adenomas and natural killer cell lymphomas. Oncogene. 2005 May 12; 24(21):3427-35.
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Koniaris LG, McKillop IH, Schwartz SI, Zimmers TA. Liver regeneration. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Oct; 197(4):634-59.
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Root AW, Root MJ. Clinical pharmacology of human growth hormone and its secretagogues. Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord. 2002 Apr; 2(1):27-52.