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== Functions == | == Functions == | ||
Somatropin plays an important role in physiological environments such as: increasing muscle mass, reducing fat mass, providing the energy necessary for tissue growth, maintaining the right level of glucose and lipids ... and the development of the individual's body | Somatropin plays an important role in physiological environments such as: increasing muscle mass, reducing fat mass, providing the energy necessary for tissue growth, maintaining the right level of glucose and lipids ... and the development of the individual's body <ref name="ncbi">PMID:22291494</ref>. It acts directly on a cell surface or indirectly <ref name="ncbi" />. In the second case, somatropin stimulates tissues such as the liver, which in turn allows the synthesis and secretion of IGF-1, thus enabling the development of cell growth, tissue, bone and thus the linear growth of the individual <ref> <ref name="britannica"> Utiger, R. D. and other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors (1998), Insulin-like growth factor. Science, Chemistry.</ref>. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||