Internal medicine

Pathogenesis

Physiology

Bioinformatics

Biology

Endocrinology

Paleontology

Randomized controlled trial

Growth hormone

Context (archaeology)

Human growth hormone

Growth hormone deficiency

Hormone

Medicine

New England Journal of Medicine

Growth hormone synthesis and physiology are discussed in the context of recombinant growth hormone use in adults. Growth hormone assessment in adults with possible growth hormone deficiency is considered. Randomized, controlled trials and personalized efficacy markers are needed.

Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults