Substance Name: Somatotropin
RN: 9002-72-6
Note
- A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, also known as somatotropin, stimulates mitosis, cell differentiation and cell growth. Species-specific growth hormones have been synthesized.
Molecular Formula
- Unspecified
Classification Codes
- Hormone
- Human Data
- Mutation Data
- Natural Product
- Reproductive Effect
- Tumor Data
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Names and Synonyms
Name of Substance
- Somatotropin
MeSH Heading
- Growth hormone
Synonyms
- Adenohypophyseal growth hormone
- Anterior pituitary growth hormone
- Anterior pituitary hormone
- EINECS 232-666-5
- GH
- Growth hormone
- Growth hormone, porcine
- Growth hormone, rat
- Hormone somatotrope
- Hormone somatotrope [French]
- Hypophyseal growth hormone
- Omnitrop
- Phyol
- Phyone
- Somacton
- Somatotrophic hormone
- Somatotrophin
- Somatotropic hormone
- Somatotropic hormone, porcine
- Somatotropin
- STH
- Zorbtive
Systematic Names
- Pituitary growth hormone
- Somatotropin
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 9002-72-6
Other Registry Numbers
- 9042-17-5
- 9061-43-2
- 9067-08-7
System Generated Number
- 0009002726
Toxicity
| Organism | Test Type | Route | Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| child | TDLo | parenteral | 300ug/kg/6D-I (0.3mg/kg) | GASTROINTESTINAL: CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF ENDOCRINE PANCREAS GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING | New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 332, Pg. 401, 1995. |