Multiple Effects of Growth Hormone in the Body: Is it Really the Hormone for Growth?
In this review, we analyze the effects of growth hormone on a number of tissues and organs and its putative role in the longitudinal growth of an organism. We conclude that the hormone plays a very important role in maintaining the homogeneity of tissues and organs during the normal development of t...
Main Authors: | Jesús Devesa, Cristina Almengló, Pablo Devesa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S38201 |
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