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Preferred Name

Somatotropin
Synonyms

Pituitary Growth Hormone

growth hormone

Somatotropic Hormone

Growth Hormone

Somatotropin

somatotropin

Growth Hormone 1

GH

GH-N

GHN

hGHN

Definitions

Somatotropin (217 aa, ~25 kDa) is encoded by the human GH1 gene. This protein is involved in the regulation of many physiologic processes, including the growth of organs and tissues and the metabolism of amino acids and proteins.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2288

ALT_DEFINITION

A protein made by the pituitary gland that helps control body growth and the use of glucose and fat in the body.

code

C2288

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Somatotropin (217 aa, ~25 kDa) is encoded by the human GH1 gene. This protein is involved in the regulation of many physiologic processes, including the growth of organs and tissues and the metabolism of amino acids and proteins.

Display_Name

Somatotropin

FULL_SYN

Pituitary Growth Hormone

growth hormone

Somatotropic Hormone

Growth Hormone

Somatotropin

somatotropin

Growth Hormone 1

GH

GH-N

GHN

hGHN

label

Somatotropin

Legacy Concept Name

Growth_Hormone

OMIM_Number

139250

Preferred_Name

Somatotropin

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2288

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Hormone

Swiss_Prot

P01241

UMLS_CUI

C3714500

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C120168

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