Growth hormone promotes growth in many tissues and has metabolic effects unrelated to growth. It increases fat mobilization and decreases glucose utilization. Growth hormone promotes growth of soft tissues and bones through processes like cell division, hypertrophy, and protein synthesis. It decreases carbohydrate utilization and increases fat utilization and glucose production in the liver. Growth hormone levels typically decline with age from the teens through the 70s. Abnormalities in growth hormone can cause diseases like dwarfism or gigantism.

1. Growth Hormone Dr. Sadaf Mumtaz 17/02/11

2. Growth hormone promotes growth of many body tissues

9. Typical variations in growth hormone secretion 5 to 20yrs 6ng/ml 20 to 40yrs 3ng/ml 40 to 70yrs 1.6ng/ml

10. Effect of extreme protein deficiency on plasma concentration of growth hormone in the disease Kwashiokor The name is derived from the Ga language of coastal Ghana , translated "the sickness the baby gets when the new baby comes

14. Acromegaly

15. Age and growth hormone

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