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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 | 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. In the second case, somatotropin stimulates tissues such as the liver, which in turn allows the synthesis and secretion of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin-like_growth_factor_1 IGF-1], thus enabling the development of cell growth, tissue, bone and thus the linear growth of the individual.<ref name="britannica"> Utiger, R. D. and other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors (1998), Insulin-like growth factor. Science, Chemistry.</ref> | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||