Human growth hormone is required for normal bodily growth and development—growth of the bone, muscle, and cartilage cells. Also called human somatotropin (and abbreviated hGH or hST), the hormone is a protein produced by the pituitary gland. It...

Growth hormone is, unsurprisingly, one of the HORMONES involved in growth. It affects many tissues in the body, working to promote normal growth and DEVELOPMENT, both directly and by tropic actions on other systems. Levels are high in children; it is...

A HORMONE produced by the anterior pituitary gland located at the base of the brain. It is associated with growth. Bovine Somatotropin (BST) has been produced artificially and used, particularly in the USA, as a way of increasing milk production in...

Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin (STH) is a protein hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. It is a 191-amino acid, single chain polypeptide hormone which is synthesized, stored, and secreted by the...

With growth hormone's makers, distributors and some physicians being questioned by federal officials for possibly encouraging the drug's use in children who don't need it, experts said it is more important than ever to have a clear definition of what a growth hormone deficiency...

Growth-hormone levels plummet in space The earthly theater of evolution has undergone coutless scene changes since life first emerged, but gravity has never been absent. Only in ht epast three decades of space flight have organisms spent prolonged periods beyond gravity's...

Sylvester Stallone has been charged with trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted.Lawyers for Stallone, the 60-year-old star of the "Rocky" and "Rambo" movie franchises, represented him in a Sydney court on Tuesday where he faces a charge...

Jeffrey George had no background in health care when he founded his business to sell human growth hormone on the Internet.But even though most uses of the drug are illegal, he is absolutely certain that selling HGH isn't against the law, as long as customers...

Discusses the history and use of growth hormones. Describes the success rate of growth hormones in children. Examines the role hGH has played in extending the life expectancy of many aids patients.