<unk>  hormone (GH l) is also called somatotropin (British: somatotrophin). The human form of<unk>  hormone is known as human<unk>  hormone, or hGH (ovine<unk>  hormone, or sheep<unk>  hormone, is abbreviated oGH). GH can refer either to the natural hormone produced by the pituitary (somatotropin), or biosynthetic GH for therapy. Cadaver<unk>  hormone is the term for GH extracted from the pituitary glands of human cadavers between 1960 and 1985 for therapy of deficient children. In the U.S., cadaver GH, also referred to as NPA<unk>  hormone, was provided by the National Pituitary Agency, and by other national programs and commercial firms as well. In 1985 it was associated with the development of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, and was withdrawn from use. RHGH (rHGH, rhGH) refers to recombinant human<unk>  hormone, that is, somatropin (INN). Its amino acid sequence is identical with that of endogenous human GH. It is coincidental that RHGH also refers to rhesus monkey GH (RhGH), using the accepted naming convention of Rh for rhesus. Rhesus<unk>  hormone was never used by physicians to treat human patients, but rhesus GH was part of the lore of the underground anabolic steroid community in those years, and fraudulent versions may have been bought and sold in gyms. met-GH refers to methionyl–growth hormone, that is, somatrem (INN). This was the first recombinant GH product marketed (trade name Protropin by Genentech). It had the same amino acid sequence as human GH with an extra methionine at the end of the chain to facilitate the manufacturing process. It was discontinued in 2004. rBST refers to recombinant bovine somatotropin (cow<unk>  hormone), or recombinant bovine GH (rbGH, RBGH).
Growth hormone therapy
Pyrotherapy
Ketogenic diet
Gestalt therapy
Masculinizing hormone therapy
Hypophysectomy
Transgender hormone therapy
Hormone replacement therapy