Growth hormone: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	somatotropic hormone • somatotropin • HGH • STH • GH • human growth hormone

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Diagram showing three human silhouettes of different heights representing the effects of too much, the right amount, and too little growth hormone (GH) produced by the pituitary gland, with insets illustrating the gland's location in the brain and its role in controlling height.

Two visualizations of human growth hormone: at left, a dense space-filling all-atom model with colored spheres; at right, a blue and white ribbon diagram showing the protein's structure.

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