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Article: Fountain of youth? (human growth hormone)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- August 6, 1990
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Fountain of youth?
Over 50 years ago, ape testicle transplants were hailed as an amazing rejuvenative therapy. One researcher would argue that human growth hormone is simply the latest manifestation of the same craze. Brian Livesley, of the University of London, believes moderation is the best anti-ageing regime.
Human growth hormone (HGH) can reverse the effects of ageing, a recent study(1) has suggested. Before many anxious, ageing, but still ambitious executives knock at their doctor's door, let us briefly review the evidence. First, what is HGH and what does it do?
HGH is a single chain peptide of 21,500 daltons with a known sequence of 191 amino ...