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Human Growth Hormone (rHGH, HGH, or GH), as the name suggests is a hormone that is responsible for the growth of the body through cell reproduction and regeneration.Also called somatropin, it is produced in the somatotropic cells in the pituitary gland.GH is primarily responsible for the proper growth of our bones, muscles and other tissues among children. Deficiency of this hormone would result in stunted growth of the human body.
1 Growth hormone: A hormone that helps control body growth and the use of sugar and fat in the body. 2  Growth hormone is also called somatotropin. 3  Thyroid-stimulating hormone: A hormone that causes the thyroid gland to make other hormones that control growth, body temperature, and heart rate. These tumors grow very slowly and do not spread from the pituitary gland to other parts of the body. 2  Invasive pituitary adenomas: Benign tumors that may spread to bones of the skull or the sinus cavity below the pituitary gland. 3  Pituitary carcinomas: Tumors that are malignant (cancer).