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growth hormone, Biochemistry
Related Category: Biochemistry
growth hormone or somatotropin[sOmat´´utrO´pun] Pronunciation Key - Other Medical Uses
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HGH has been used with some success to combat the weight loss and general wasting characteristic of AIDS and cancer. It is used illegally by bodybuilders and athletes to increase muscle mass. Controversy surrounds its use in normal children who simply want to be taller. In addition, a 1990 medical study that reported the reversal of many of the physiological effects of aging with regular injections of HGH has created a lucrative black market for it and has prompted funding of further trials.
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