human growth hormone
noun
: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass
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The 2011 contract prohibited officers from ingesting or possessing any anabolic steroid or other forms of human growth hormones without a medical prescription.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
The treatment approach was discontinued after cases of a rare brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were found to be associated with the administration of contaminated human growth hormone from cadavers.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
The study found that all five participants had received injections of human growth hormone from cadavers for several years.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, and human growth hormone, or HGH, is a natural hormone the gland makes and releases, promoting growth in children.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
The treatment approach was discontinued after cases of a rare brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were found to be associated with the administration of contaminated human growth hormone from cadavers.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
The study found that all five participants had received injections of human growth hormone from cadavers for several years.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, and human growth hormone, or HGH, is a natural hormone the gland makes and releases, promoting growth in children.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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