hGH
human growth hormone.
hGH
American
HGH
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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In 2014 WADA-accredited laboratories returned a grand total of one hGH positive—out of thousands of samples.
From Scientific American • Dec. 5, 2017
From 1959 until 1985, children of short stature could receive injections of hGH made from the pituitary glands of corpses.
From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2015
Increased hGH may allow for faster recovery after muscle damage, reducing the rest required after exercise, and allowing for more sustained high-level performance.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
“We can go from a 36-hour window for detecting hGH to a couple of weeks,” he says.
From Time • Aug. 26, 2012
They looked for, but did not find, significant amyloid pathology in patients of a similar age who had died of CJD or other prion diseases but had never been treated with hGH.
From Nature
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