What does human growth hormone do?

For adults who have a growth hormone deficiency, injections of human growth hormone can: Increase exercise capacity; Increase bone density; Increase muscle mass; Decrease body fat; Human growth hormone is also approved to treat adults with AIDS- or HIV-related muscle wasting. read more

Growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotropin (or as human growth hormone [hGH or HGH] in its human form), is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. read more

Growth hormone (GH), also called somatotropin or human growth hormone, peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the growth of essentially all tissues of the body, including bone. read more