Growth Hormone is Still Important Beyond the Growing Years
Growth Hormone is Still Important Beyond the Growing Years https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/101916BS0020_1-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Rohan Henry, MD, MS https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/080719ds2553-crop.jpg
The History of Growth Hormone The first reported use of growth hormone (GH) as treatment for severe growth retardation occurred in the 1950s.1 Since that time, growth hormone’s importance in growth promotion has been clear. Its role in promoting normal metabolism even after growth has ended, however, was only recognized in the late 1980s.2 Beginning…