growth hormone
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) causes growth inhibition in many cell types.
- Acromegaly, a disorder of excessive growth hormone (GH) secretion, is most commonly caused by a pituitary adenoma and is usually treated by surgical resection.
- Growth hormone deficiency is one of the most common endocrinological causes for short stature.
- Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare disorder characterised by lack of pubertal development and infertility, due to deficient production, secretion or action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).