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Ayyar VS. History of growth hormone therapy. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011;15:S162-5doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.84852.
Ayyar, V. S. (2011). History of growth hormone therapy. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 15S162-5. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.84852
Ayyar, Vageesh S. "History of growth hormone therapy." Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism vol. 15 (2011): S162-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.84852
Ayyar VS. History of growth hormone therapy. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep;15:S162-5. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.84852. PMID: 22029019; PMCID: PMC3183530.
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Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep;15:S162-5. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.84852.

History of growth hormone therapy.

Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Vageesh S Ayyar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Endocrinology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.

PMID: 22029019 PMCID: PMC3183530 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.84852

Abstract

Although the importance of the pituitary gland for growth was recognized in late 19(th) century, Growth hormone (GH) therapy was made available for severely GH-deficient children and adolescents only in late 1950s. Use of GH for other conditions was limited because of the limited supply of human pituitary-derived hormone. With unlimited availability of recombinant human GH (rhGH), the scenario of GH treatment has been changed enormously. Currently there is ever increasing list of indications of GH treatment in children, adolescents, and adults.

Keywords: Growth hormone; history; pituitary

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