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HGH? Human Growth Hormone? Just curious, what benefit does this provide?
by notdrunkatall 13y ago
HGH? Human Growth Hormone? Just curious, what benefit does this provide?
- AltanS 13y agoFrom the wikipedia page: "In addition to increasing height in children and adolescents, growth hormone has many other effects on the body: - Increases calcium retention, and strengthens and increases the mineralization of bone - Increases muscle mass through sarcomere hypertrophy - Promotes lipolysis - Increases protein synthesis - Stimulates the growth of all internal organs excluding the brain - Plays a role in homeostasis - Reduces liver uptake of glucose - Promotes gluconeogenesis in the liver - Contributes to the maintenance and function of pancreatic islets - Stimulates the immune system"