growth hormone
noun
1
: a vertebrate polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates growth
also
: a recombinant version of this hormone
called also somatotropin
2
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The kidney of a full-grown pig is bigger than that of a person's, so an adolescent pig is used, and the growth hormone receptor is eliminated to keep it from growing to its full size after the transplant, Montgomery said.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In adults, the benefits of taking growth hormone are a little more subtle, Eisenberg notes.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Salk Institute Investigating the mechanisms involved in periods of fasting, when the stomach and brain communicate to promote the secretion of a growth hormone directed at muscle cells, the researchers discovered that this chain reaction reduced BCL6 levels.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Low Levels of Chemical Residues Conventional dairy farms typically use antibiotics and synthetic growth hormones to promote growth and protect their cattle against disease.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In adults, the benefits of taking growth hormone are a little more subtle, Eisenberg notes.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Salk Institute Investigating the mechanisms involved in periods of fasting, when the stomach and brain communicate to promote the secretion of a growth hormone directed at muscle cells, the researchers discovered that this chain reaction reduced BCL6 levels.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Low Levels of Chemical Residues Conventional dairy farms typically use antibiotics and synthetic growth hormones to promote growth and protect their cattle against disease.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Growth hormone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20hormone. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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