somatotropin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007873",
  "term": "somatotropin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body. Also called growth hormone.",
    "A recombinant form of endogenous human growth hormone (GH), a polypeptide produced by the anterior lobe of the human pituitary gland. GH exhibits growth-promoting effects and metabolic effects on carbohydrate, fat, protein and bone metabolism. GH stimulates protein synthesis and the uptake of amino acids into cells, and induces lipolysis in adipose tissues. The secretion of GH increases with sexual maturation and then declines steadily."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "rhGH",
  "synonyms": [
    "growth hormone",
    "recombinant human growth hormone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/somatotropin/"
}