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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Hypothalamic Hormones > Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones > Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone > Sermorelin
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Sermorelin  

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Entry terms

  • GHRH(1-29)NH2
  • GRF(1-29)NH2
  • Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor(1-29)Amide
  • hGHRH(1-29)NH2
  • Somatotropin-Releasing-Hormone(1-29)Amide

Scope note

  • The biologically active fragment of human growth hormone-releasing factor, consisting of GHRH(1-29)-amide. This N-terminal sequence is identical in several mammalian species, such as human, pig, and cattle. It is used to diagnose or treat patients with GROWTH HORMONE deficiency.

History note

  • 93; was SOMATOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE(1-29)AMIDE (NM) 1984-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017337

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