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GROWTH HORMONE, unspecified is also available; despite entry term, coordinate with RECOMBINANT PROTEINS for recombinant human growth hormone
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cryo-Tropin
Genotonorm
Genotropin
Humatrope
Maxomat
Norditropin
Norditropin Simplexx
Norditropine
Nutropin
Omnitrope
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (Mammalian)
Saizen
Serostim
Somatotropin (Human)
Somatropin
Somatropin (Human)
Umatrope
Zomacton
hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
r-hGH(m)
r-hGH-M
Registry Numbers
12629-01-5
0
CAS Type 1 Name
Somatotropin (human)
Previous Indexing
Recombinant Proteins (1986-1996)
Somatotropin (1976-1996)
Public MeSH Note
2003; see SOMATROPIN 1997-2002; SEROSTIM was indexed under SOMATOTROPINS, RECOMBINANT 1996-2002; NORDITROPIN was indexed under SOMATOTROPIN & RECOMBINANT PROTEINS 1992-1996
History Note
2003 (1997); for SEROSTIM use SOMATOTROPINS, RECOMBINANT (NM) 1996-2002; use NORDITROPIN (NM) 1992-1996
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.