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Dose Studies for Human Growth Hormone in Hypopituitarism
A number of studies have reported growth responses to different doses of human growth hormone (hGH). Most such reports deal with the first year or first 18 months of therapy in hypopituitarism. Twice-a-week (b...
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Growth-Stimulating Effects of Human Growth Hormone Therapy in Turner’s Syndrome
Prior to 1982 and during the first 25 years of its clinical availability, the use of human growth hormone (hGH) for the treatment of Turner’s syndrome was very limited because of inadequate supplies. A review ...
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Short Normal Children in Therapeutic Trial of Human Growth Hormone Responsiveness
This project was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of human growth hormone (hGH) in children with short stature who are growing at subnormal rates. Although it has previously been believed that such patie...
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The National Hormone and Pituitary Program
Following the discovery of human growth hormone (hGH) in 1956 and proof of its effectiveness as a therapeutic agent for hypopituitarism in 1958, there developed an urgent need to obtain human pituitary glands ...