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Somatropin: Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic
version of that hormone. Naturally occurring somatropin is a polypeptide
containing 191 amino acids. It is produced specifically by the anterior
pituitary, the front section of the gland, and acts by stimulating
the release of another hormone called somatomedin by the liver,
thereby causing growth. Somatropin is also known as somatotropin.
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