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Descriptor English:
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Human Growth Hormone
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Hormona de Crecimiento Humana
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Hormônio do Crescimento Humano
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Synonyms English:
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Somatropin (Human)
Somatotropin (Human)
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Tree Number:
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D06.472.699.631.525.425.875
D12.644.548.691.525.425.875
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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GROWTH HORMONE, unspecified is also available; despite entry term, coordinate with RECOMBINANT PROTEINS for recombinant human growth hormone
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History Note English:
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2003 (1997); for SEROSTIM use SOMATOTROPINS, RECOMBINANT (NM) 1996-2002; use NORDITROPIN (NM) 1992-1996
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33003
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Unique Identifier:
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D019382
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