In 1985, recombinant human growth hormone was approved for the treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency. This therapeutic agent was among the first drugs to be produced by recombinant ...

In April, 1985, the FDA banned the distribution of pituitary growth hormone (hGH) because of the possibility that it was contaminated by a “slow virus”. All parents of children receiving hGH ...

In the current age, supplements with Human Growth Hormone (HGH) have become favored due to their likely anti-aging benefits and augmentation of athletic performance. HGH, a hormone that the ...

chuv.ch Background and objectives: Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) has been on the list of forbidden substances since availability of its recombinant form improved in the early 1990s. Although ...

Purpose: Increased blood lactate concentration has been suggested as a primary stimulus for the exercise-induced growth hormone response (EIGR). Patients with McArdle disease are unable to produce ...