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Recombinant human growth hormone (somatotropin) is used to treat growth hormone deficiency.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 10: Biotechnology and its Applications Medical Applications - Genetically Engineered Insulin
GH deficiency in childhood leads to dwarfism, not gigantism. GH excess causes gigantism.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine Disorders
GH is secreted by the anterior pituitary and promotes protein synthesis and cell growth.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine Disorders
Somatostatin, secreted by the hypothalamus, inhibits the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine System and Hypothalamus Pituitary Axis
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