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Review
. 1993 Nov 15;49(11):980-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02125645.

Growth hormone signal transduction

P Maharajan  1 , V Maharajan
Affiliations
Review

Growth hormone signal transduction

P Maharajan et al. Experientia. .

Abstract

Growth hormone (GH) promotes animal growth by stimulating bone and cartilage cell proliferation, and influences carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Some of these effects are brought about indirectly via somatomedin induction in hepatocytes, others by acting directly on the target cells. In either case, GH first binds to specific receptors on cells to trigger a sequence of biochemical events culminating in a biological response. Recently much has been learnt about the molecular structure of GH receptor, its binding to ligand, and the ensuing signal transduction events.

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