Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: Human Growth Hormone, HGH, somatotropic hormone, acidophil cells, anterior pituitary gland, proteinaceous, chemistry, popypeptide, amino acids, molecular weight, level fluctuation, hypoglycemia, fasting, starvation, stress, trauma, increased glucose level, fatty acids

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Apr 19, 2013

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) - A Rendezvous with HGH

Synonyms: - Somatotropic hormone, growth hormone, human growth hormone.

Secreted by: - The acidophil cells of the anterior pituitary gland.

Chemistry - Proteinaceous in nature with a single chain polypeptide of 191 amino acids. Molecular weight of HGH is 21,500.

Level fluctuation: - The basal level of HGH concentration in blood in a normal adult subject is up to 300 ng% and in children it is 500 ng%. Its level goes up in conditions like hypoglycaemia, fasting, starvation, exercise, stress and trauma, while a downslide is experienced in conditions like sleep, increased glucose level and increased fatty acids in blood.

Published on Jul 02, 2011
Last Updated on Apr 19, 2013

Comments

JonathonMicah Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Human growth hormone [HGH] is a natural substance, which is released by the body's pituitary glands Growth Hormone

mala_technol Monday, March 14, 2011

what should a young lady do for her better body growth if she is lean and thin even she take food as much quantity needed to an adult.

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