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	HGF - Growth Hormone Deficiency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Growth hormone is a protein that is produced by the pituitary ("master") gland and is vital for normal growth.
		Growth hormone deficiency is moderately difficult to diagnose because the pituitary gland produces growth hormone in bursts.
		One way of testing for growth hormone deficiency is to give the child a substance that causes the release of a growth hormone burst in normal children and measure the amount of growth hormone present in several blood samples obtained over a period of time.
	www.hgfound.org /growth.html (2311 words)

	Growth Hormone
		Growth hormone is also of considerable interest as a drug used in both humans and animals.
		Growth hormone is often said to have anti-insulin activity, because it supresses the abilities of insulin to stimulate uptake of glucose in peripheral tissues and enhance glucose synthesis in the liver.
		Growth hormone secretion is also part of a negative feedback loop involving IGF-I. High blood levels of IGF-I lead to decreased secretion of growth hormone not only by directly suppressing the somatotroph, but by stimulating release of somatostatin from the hypothalamus.
	arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu /hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/gh.html (1220 words)

	Growth hormone definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Growth hormone: A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by the liver, thereby causing growth.
		Growth hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland, the front section of the gland, and is a polypeptide that consists of 191 amino acids.
		Growth hormone is given to children with pituitary dwarfism (short stature due to underfunction of the anterior pituitary) to help them grow.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16691 (329 words)

	Growth Hormone
		The growth hormone suppression test (also called the glucose loading test) measures the level of GH in the blood before and after a person drinks liquid containing a large amount of sugar (glucose).
		The growth hormone stimulation test (also called the insulin tolerance test) measures the level of GH in the blood before and after insulin is given intravenously.
		Because growth hormone levels of 0 ng/mL can be found in people with GH deficiency as well as in people with normal pituitary function, a growth hormone stimulation test may be used to diagnose GH deficiency.
	www.webmd.com /hw/hormonal_disorders/hw7592.asp (1077 words)

	MedlinePlus Drug Information: Growth Hormone (Systemic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Growth hormone is naturally produced by the pituitary gland and is necessary to stimulate growth in children.
		Growth hormone is also used in adults to treat growth failure and to treat weight loss caused by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
		If growth hormone is given to children or adults with normal growth, who do not need growth hormone, serious unwanted effects may occur because levels in the body become too high.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202269.html (1990 words)

	Growth hormone treatment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cadaver growth hormone is the unappetizing term for GH extracted from human pituitary glands between 1960 and 1985 for therapy of deficient children.
		Rhesus growth hormone was never used by physicians to treat human patients, but rhesus GH was part of the lore of the underground anabolic steroid community in those years and fraudulent versions may have been bought and sold in gyms.
		Hormone treatment seems an unlikely source of social controversy, but for four decades, growth hormone has been second only to estrogens and progestins (diethylstilbestrol, contraception, abortifacients, and post-menopausal replacement) in its ability to engender challenging ethical issues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Growth_hormone_treatment (5773 words)

	Study of Growth Hormone Treatment and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Underscores Need for Prevention of Adrenal Crises
		Growth hormone deficiency results from a failure of the pituitary gland to make sufficient amounts of the hormone, explained the study's principal author, James L. Mills, M.D., chief of the Pediatric Epidemiology Section of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
		Growth hormone is also needed to maintain normal blood sugar; its absence may result in potentially fatal drops in blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
		The study authors noted that patients who lacked only growth hormone and had no underlying medical problem but produced normal amounts of other pituitary hormones had a death rate that was comparable to what would be expected in a general population of people in the same age group.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /news/releases/growth_hormone.cfm (1280 words)

	eMedicine - Growth Hormone Deficiency : Article by Mohsen S Eledrisi
		Growth failure after a period of normal growth is a characteristic feature of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) that presents during childhood.
		Growth hormone should be continued until growth ceases, at which point the growth hormone axis should be retested with stimulation tests.
		Growth hormone treatment is meant to be a replacement therapy and can only be expected to make short children grow at a normal growth rate.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic930.htm (2361 words)

	Growth hormone deficiency Medical Information
		Measurement of growth hormone and associated binding protein levels (IGF-I and IGFBP-3) confirms that the disorder is caused by dysfunction of the pituitary gland.
		Other hormone levels should be determined, as lack of growth hormone may not be an isolated problem.
		Growth rates are improved in most children treated with growth hormones, although the effectiveness may decrease with prolonged treatment.
	www.drugs.com /enc/growth_hormone_deficiency.html (777 words)

	Growth hormone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Growth hormone (GH or somatotropin) is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals.
		The genes for human growth hormone are localized in the q22-24 region of chromosome 17 and are closely related to human chorionic somatomammotropin (hCS, also known as placental lactogen) genes.
		Much of the growth hormone in the circulation is bound to a protein (growth hormone binding protein, GHBP) which is derived from the growth hormone receptor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Growth_hormone (1981 words)

	Growth Hormone and Growth Hormone Secretagogues
		It is measured in the blood and is the surrogate marker of growth hormone in the body.
		While hormones generally are more specific and sometimes work through other mediations elicited from its simulation of intermediate organs, GFs often act directly on the target tissue and have a wide range of effects.
		Growth hormones can be stimulated to be released by oral peptide and amino acid secretagogue targeted towards the pituitary gland, and hypothalamic secretagogue targeted towards the hypothalamus.
	www.drlam.com /opinion/growth_hormone_and_growth_factors.cfm (3704 words)

	Growth hormone deficiency
		Growth hormone deficiency can be both a total or a partial condition, resulting in impaired physical development.
		The growth hormone is one of the hormones produced in the pituitary gland (hypophysis), a small gland situated on the underside of the brain.
		The correct amount of growth hormone has to be determined exactly, and the child needs to be closely monitored and examined for possible side effects, even though side effects are very rare.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/lackofgrowthhormone.htm (728 words)

	Growth Hormone Schemes and Scams
		Growth hormone acts on the liver and other tissues to stimulate production of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), which is responsible for the growth-promoting effects of growth hormone and also reflects the amount produced.
		It also warned that the hormone shots were expensive and that the study had not examined whether the men who received the hormone had substantially improved their muscle strength, mobility, or quality of life [1].
		Growth hormone and sex steroid administration in healthy aged women and men: a randomized controlled trial.
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/hgh.html (1749 words)

	Genentech: Products - Disease Education - Understanding Growth Hormone
		Human growth hormone (hGH or GH) is a protein produced in the body that's important not only during childhood but also throughout adulthood.
		Growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland, which is known as the "master gland" because it secretes many hormones that control the actions of other glands.
		Growth hormone also contributes to proper bone density, which is important in both childhood and adulthood, when poor bone density can lead to problems such as osteoporosis.
	www.gene.com /gene/products/education/biotherapeutics/growthhormone.jsp (484 words)

	Growth Hormone Deficiency
		Endocrinologist and another source: “Even after growth stops, however, growth hormone must continue to be present (at somewhat lower levels) throughout life to maintain physical and mental health and well-being.
		“Growth prior to therapy is generally less than 4 or 5 cm per year and 8 to 10 cm per year during the first year of therapy….Growth may be between 8 to 12 cm per year following the initial year of growth hormone therapy.
		Growth hormone can sharply increase the flow of sugar into muscle and fat, stimulate protein production in liver and muscle, and slow the production of fatty tissue.
	www.bibleplaces.com /bolen/growthhormone.htm (1143 words)

	Growth Hormone Deficiency in Fibromyalgia Robert Bennett
		Growth hormone is the only pituitary hormone that is under the influence of both stimulatory and inhibitory hypothalamic hormones.
		Growth hormone deficiency in adults has been associated with a miscellany of symptoms that are similar to those described by fibromyalgia patients: low energy
		A study of the effect of growth hormone (GH) administration on the psychological capacity and sense of well-being in 25 patients with adult-onset GH-deficiency.
	www.myalgia.com /growth_hormone_deficiency_in_fib.htm (4841 words)

	Growth Hormone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hormone Offers Promise of Youth, Risks - ABC News, 3/19/06 - "In 2003, a placebo-controlled, randomized study of people 65 and older found that growth hormone increased lean body mass and decreased fat mass, but the study subjects experienced frequent side effects including diabetes and glucose intolerance...
		These hypermetabolic and proinflammatory effects of growth hormone are thought to have led to a lack of oxygen supply to vital tissues, resulting in multiple organ failure and death.
		Growth hormone speeds the absorption of nutrients and amino acids into your cells and aids the healing of tissues throughout your body.
	qualitycounts.com /fpgrowthhormone.html (4456 words)

	Antiaging & Longevity Project, Human Growth Hormone - HGH Research
		Hormonal demise is documented to be responsible for many of the changes we experience as we age.
		New England Journal of Medicine: "Diminished secretion of growth hormone is responsible in part for the decrease of lean body mass, the expansion of adipose-tissue mass, and the thinning of the skin that occurs in old age.
		It is a biosynthetic hormone that is identical to human growth hormone.
	www.csmngt.com /human_growth_hormone.htm (2418 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Got growth hormone?
		Existing scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that injecting cows with an artificial growth hormone to increase their milk production is not a food safety concern.
		Posilac, a synthetic version of the milk-inducing growth hormone that all cows produce naturally, was approved by the FDA a decade ago.
		He said the insulin-like growth hormone has been linked with cancer and it's no accident that the world's highest milk consumption countries tend to have the highest rates of cancer.
	www.boston.com /business/globe/articles/2003/09/28/got_growth_hormone (1442 words)

	Human Growth Hormone - "Rejuvenation" Medicine?
		Growth hormone is natural; it is plentiful in the human body during youth.
		Growth hormone therapy results in profound changes in body composition: fat mass is reduced while lean body mass increases.
		Growth hormone, at the relatively low dose of 0.003mg/kg was shown to normalize lean body mass over 6 months in 24 adults with HGH deficiency(1).
	www.usdoctor.com /gh.htm (1890 words)

	Growth Hormone (Systemic) - MayoClinic.com
		Growth hormone has not been studied in pregnant women.
		There is no specific information comparing use of growth hormone in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with use in other age groups.
		Carpal tunnel syndrome; discouragement; enlargement of breasts; feeling sad or empty; increased growth of birthmarks; irritability; joint pain; loss of interest or pleasure; muscle pain, cramps, or stiffness; skeletal pain; sleepiness; swelling of hands, feet, or lower legs; trouble concentrating; unable to sleep; unusual tiredness or weakness.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/drug-information/DR202269 (1955 words)

	Growth Hormone: The Test
		IGF-1 (Insulin-like growth factor — 1) is often measured once during GH provocation testing and often used by itself or with GH as a monitoring tool.
		GH testing is usually ordered on those with symptoms of growth hormone abnormalities or as a follow-up to other abnormal test results.
		Growth hormone tests help identify excess and diminished GH production, give your doctor information about the severity of your condition, and are part of the diagnostic workup to find the reason for the abnormal hormone production.
	www.labtestsonline.org /understanding/analytes/growth_hormone/test.html (1230 words)

	GENOTROPIN® - Human Growth Hormone Treatment
		In adults, GENOTROPIN is prescribed for growth hormone deficiency (GHD) that started either in childhood or as an adult.
		Growth hormone (GH) therapy should not be used in patients with cancer or who are receiving cancer treatment.
		GH should not be used to increase height in children after the growth plates have closed.
	www.genotropin.com (638 words)

	Human Growth Foundation Home Page
		The Human Growth Foundation helps children and adults with disorders related to growth or growth hormone through research, education, support and advocacy.
		Mitchell tells of the use of recombinant (biosynthetic) growth hormone in children with short stature to achieve growth, highlighting issues and personal success stories involved in growth hormone replacement therapy See Growth with rGH
		Application (sNDA) by Eli Lilly and Company for recombinant growth hormone for non-GHD boys and girls who are exceedingly short stature, and who are not likely to reach a reasonably normal adult height.
	www.hgfound.org (233 words)

	Health Alert: Adrenal Crisis Causes Deaths in People Treated with Human Growth Hormone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Often, people are unaware that they lack this hormone and therefore do not know about their risk of adrenal crisis.
		Most people who were treated with hGH did not make enough of their own growth hormone.
		Some of them lacked growth hormone because they had birth defects, tumors or other diseases that cause the pituitary gland to malfunction or shut down.
	endocrine.niddk.nih.gov /pubs/creutz/alert.htm (1128 words)

	HGH research, studies and information on human growth hormone. Clinical studies on hgh and IGF-1 supplements.
		HGH research, studies and information on human growth hormone.
		Supplementing with human growth hormone can produce some terrific results, but first you need to be able to separate the facts from fiction.
		We will tell you right up front that we have found some human growth hormone products that we believe are excellent.
	www.advice-hgh.com (349 words)

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