Svensk definition
En polypeptid som utsöndras av adenohypofysen (främre hypofysloben). Tillväxthormon, eller somatotropin, stimulerar till mitos, celldifferentiering och celltillväxt. Artspecifika tillväxthormoner har framställts på syntetisk väg.
Growth Hormone
Tillväxthormon
Engelsk definition
A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized.
Svenska synonymer
Somatotropin — Rekombinant tillväxthormon
Engelska synonymer
Pituitary Growth Hormone — Somatotropin — Growth Hormone, Pituitary — Growth Hormone, Recombinant — Pituitary Growth Hormones, Recombinant — Recombinant Pituitary Growth Hormones — Recombinant Growth Hormones — Growth Hormones, Recombinant — Recombinant Growth Hormone — Somatotropins, Recombinant — Somatotropin, Recombinant — Recombinant Somatotropin — Growth Hormones Pituitary, Recombinant — Recombinant Somatotropins