hormone
growth hormone
also: HGHHuman Growth HormoneSomatotropin
a HORMONE produced and stored by the anterior PITUITARY GLAND that controls protein synthesis in muscles and the growth of long bones in legs and arms. Low levels result in DWARFISM in children. Overproduction produces GIGANTISM in children, and ACROMEGALY in adolescents.
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