1) Growth hormone
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Somatomedins are a group of hormones that promote cell growth and division in response to stimulation by growth hormone (GH), which is also called somatotropin (STH). They have similar biological effects to somatotropin.somatomedins belong to the insulin family. In addition to their actions that stimulate growth, somatomedins also stimulate produc...
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A protein made by the body that stimulates the growth of many types of cells. Somatomedin is similar to insulin (a hormone made in the pancreas). There are two forms of somatomedin called IGF-1 and IGF-2. Higher than normal levels of IGF-1 may increase the risk of several types of cancer. Somatomedin is a type of growth factor and a type of cytokin...
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(so″mә-to-me´din) any of a group of peptides found in the liver and in other tissues which mediate the effect of growth hormone (somatotropin) on cartilage; they are responsible for uptake of sulfate and increased synthesis of collagen and other proteins by cartilage. Somatomedins also have insulinlike...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sō′mă-tō-mē′din Definitions: 1. One of several peptides; somatomedin peptide (MW about 4,000), also called insulinlike growth factor II, is synthesized in the liver and probably in the kidney; it is capable of stimulating certain anabolic processes in bone and cartilage, such as synthesis of...
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