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Growth hormone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003679

A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body. Also called somatotropin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003679
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssomatotropin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Growth hormone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body. Also called somatotropin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "somatotropin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/growth-hormone/"
}

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