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9781604564389

New Human Growth Hormone Research

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    9781604564389

  • ISBN10:

    1604564385

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-07-01
  • Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC
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Summary

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 synthesised, stored, and secreted by the somatotroph cells within the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary gland. HGH promotes growth in children and plays an important role in adult metabolism. The body secretes the hormone, in decreasing amounts, throughout our lifetimes. The amount of hormone in the body can be measured by levels of IGF-1 (Insulin Growth Factor). Growth hormone has a profound effect on all the cells of the body, more than any other hormone because it is the cell generator. This book presents the latest research in the field.

Table of Contents

The Optimization of Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Short Stature: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approachesp. 1
Research and Review Articles
Growth Hormone Responses to Exercise: Recent Findings and Future Directionsp. 11
Growth Hormone Administration: Physiological, Morphological and Metabolic Effectsp. 47
Growth Hormone System and Immune Functionp. 75
The GH Response to Physical Exercise in Children and Adolescents - Physiological Patterns and Alterations in Dysmetabolic Statesp. 91
Growth Hormone Effects on Heart and Body Composition in Girls with Turner Syndromep. 107
Regulation of Growth Hormone Signaling A Tale of Two Inhibitorsp. 121
Growth Hormone Response to Apomorphine and Clonidine Stimulation in Psychiatric Disordersp. 135
Indexp. 147
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