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SOMATOTROPIN (HUMAN)
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Human Growth Hormone
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hormona de Crecimiento Humana
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hormônio do Crescimento Humano
Synonyms
English
:
Somatropin (Human)
Somatotropin (Human)
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.631.525.425.875
D12.644.548.691.525.425.875
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
GROWTH HORMONE
, unspecified is also available; despite entry term, coordinate with
RECOMBINANT PROTEINS
for recombinant
human growth hormone
History Note
English
:
2003 (1997); for SEROSTIM use SOMATOTROPINS, RECOMBINANT (NM) 1996-2002; use NORDITROPIN (NM) 1992-1996
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
33003
Unique Identifier:
D019382
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