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    Glossary Growth Hormone

    peptide hormone from the pituitary gland that stimulates growth

    Growth Hormone (GH), also known as Human Growth Hormone (HGH) or somatotropin, is a peptide hormone produced by the pituitary gland. It plays a crucial role in growth, cell repair, and metabolism by stimulating the liver to produce another hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which promotes the growth of bones and tissues. GH is also involved in regulating body composition, muscle and bone growth, and overall physical performance.

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    1. Medications affecting the insulin-like growth factor 1/growth hormone axis, including teprotumumab, somatostatin analogs, and anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies, are associated with elevated reporting odds of alopecia in women: A pharmacovigilance study Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2023
    2. 562 Neuroendocrinology of human scalp hair follicles: Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) stimulates hair growth and controls a fully functional intrafollicular hypothalamic-pituitary-somatotropic (HPS) signaling axis Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2022
    3. Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Thyroid Axis Hormones Stimulate Mitochondrial Function and Biogenesis in Human Hair Follicles Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2013 · 95 citations
    4. Human Hair Follicles Operate a Functional Peripheral Equivalent of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Somatotropic Axis Ex Vivo 2022 · 4 citations
    5. The effects of oestrogens on linear bone growth 2001 · 11 citations
    6. GH-IGF-I axis in non-obese women with functional hyperandrogenism Journal of Endocrinological Investigation · 2002 · 2 citations
    7. Frontiers in the (Neuro-)endocrine Controls of Hair Growth Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2007 · 22 citations
    8. The local hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in cultured human dermal papilla cells BMC Molecular and Cell Biology · 2020 · 9 citations
    9. Qiviut cortisol reflects hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) General and comparative endocrinology · 2021 · 7 citations
    10. The local hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in cultured human dermal papilla cells Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
    11. The local hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in cultured human dermal papilla cells Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
    12. Sesamin alleviates androgenetic alopecia by targeting the AR MAPK Wnt axis Scientific Reports · 2026
    13. Cantú syndrome with coexisting familial pituitary adenoma Endocrine · 2018 · 14 citations
    14. Female Gonadal Function before and after Treatment of Acromegaly The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2010 · 74 citations
    15. Normal Pubertal Development: Part I: The Endocrine Basis of Puberty Pediatrics in Review · 2011 · 37 citations
    16. Skin Sceneries of Thyroid Disorders and Impact of Thyroid on Different Skin Diseases: A Scoping Review Focused on Pediatric Patients Children · 2024 · 2 citations
    17. Relação entre alopecia, estresse crônico e alterações no eixo hipotálamo-hipófise-adrenal: uma revisão integrativa de literatura Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences · 2026
    18. New frontiers in human hair follicle (neuro‐)endocrinology Experimental dermatology · 2006
    19. Neuroimmunoendocrine circuitry of the ‘brain-skin connection’ Trends in Immunology · 2005 · 293 citations
    20. Stress and the Hair Follicle American Journal Of Pathology · 2003 · 61 citations
    21. Cutaneous neuroimmunology – lessons from the hair follicle Experimental Dermatology · 2004
    22. Stress-related skin disorders Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · 2016 · 67 citations
    23. New effects of caffeine on corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH)‐induced stress along the intrafollicular classical hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis (CRH‐R1/2, IP<sub>3</sub>‐R, ACTH, MC‐R2) and the neurogenic non‐HPA axis (substance P, p75<sup>NTR</sup>and TrkA) in<i>ex vivo</i>human male androgenetic scalp hair follicles British Journal of Dermatology · 2020 · 12 citations
    24. Neuroendocrine Perspectives in Alopecia Areata: Does Stress Play a Role? Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 · 69 citations
    25. Vitamin D Receptor: Key Roles in Bone Mineral Pathophysiology, Molecular Mechanism of Action, and Novel Nutritional Ligands Journal of bone and mineral research · 2007 · 137 citations
    26. Neuroendocrinology of the hair follicle: principles and clinical perspectives Trends in Molecular Medicine · 2014 · 98 citations
    27. Human hair follicles display a functional equivalent of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis and synthesize cortisol The FASEB Journal · 2005 · 489 citations
    28. Sex Steroid Hormones - Impact on Reproductive Physiology IntechOpen eBooks · 2024 · 1 citations
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