Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Growth Hormone - Impact and Insights in Human Beings

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Mario Bernardo-Filho
Mario Bernardo-Filho

Rio de Janeiro State University,
Brazil

Co-editors

Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo
Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo

Rio de Janeiro State University,
Brazil

Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão
Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte,
Brazil

Redha Taiar
Redha Taiar

University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne,
France

Published24 May 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.102210

ISBN978-1-83768-269-0

Print ISBN978-1-83768-268-3

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83768-270-6

Copyright year2023

Number of pages150

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Table of Contents

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1. Introductory Chapter: Growth Hormone – Obesity and Physical Exercise

By Mario Bernardo-Filho, Redha Taiar, Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão and Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo

61
2. Growth Hormone Gene Family and Its Evolution

By Jesús Devesa and Pablo Devesa

125
4. Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in Children with Cholestatic Diseases and Pediatric Liver Transplantation

By Sergey V. Gautier, Olga P. Shevchenko, Olga M. Tsirulnikova, Rivada M. Kurabekova and Irina E. Pashkova

96
58
6. Obesity: The Relationship between Growth Hormone and Exercises

By Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Mario Bernardo-Filho, Redha Taiar and Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão

78

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