Human Growth Hormone
Synonyms
Cryo Tropin
Cryo-Tropin
CryoTropin
Genotonorm
Genotropin
Growth Hormone, Human
Humatrope
Maxomat
Norditropin
Norditropin Simplexx
Norditropine
Nutropin
Omnitrope
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (Mammalian)
Saizen
Serostim
Somatotropin (Human)
Somatotropin (human)
Somatropin
Somatropin (Human)
Umatrope
Zomacton
hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
r-hGH(m)
r-hGH-M
A 191-amino acid polypeptide hormone secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR), also known as GH or somatotropin. Synthetic growth hormone, termed somatropin, has replaced the natural form in therapeutic usage such as treatment of dwarfism in children with growth hormone deficiency.