Definition of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE

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Recent Examples on the Web The most popular methods have included blood doping (via injections of the hormone EPO or blood transfusions) and taking anabolic steroids or human growth hormone. — Grant Clark And Henry Meyer | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "Sport, Drugs and Cheating," 9 Dec. 2019 Pages, groups and videos pushing steroids could be found through searching for keywords like human growth hormone or Humatrope. — Cat Zakrzewski, The Denver Post, "Drug dealers are peddling steroids on Facebook and YouTube," 22 Sep. 2019 Part of Breivik’s manifesto urged the use of steroids for six weeks before a mass shooting, and so investigators theorize that is why Hasson had 30 bottles of human growth hormone. — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting mass attack pleads guilty to gun, drug charges," 3 Oct. 2019 There is human growth hormone, which builds muscle and can hasten recovery from injury but carries its own medical dangers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Just because Andrew Luck does superhuman things doesn’t mean he’s not human," 26 Aug. 2019 Chromosome 18 contacted the Peck family shortly after Madi’s diagnosis and entered her into a two-year clinical study, providing her with human growth hormone treatments. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, "Daughter of UTSA basketball assistant coach an inspiration despite disability," 14 July 2019 To get her hands on some human growth hormone (HGH). — Tatiana Boncompagni, Harper's BAZAAR, "Inside Hollywood's Dangerous Anti-Aging Secret," 21 May 2019 So, now, their conspiracy theories have gone on steroids and human growth hormone. — Fox News, "Mark Levin on media freakout over Trump-Putin summit," 18 July 2018 Barlin has pleaded guilty to one count each of importing testosterone and Shaw has pleaded guilty to three charges including importing steroids and human growth hormone. — Fox News, "Glamorous Aussie model led vast black market steroid operation," 1 June 2018

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“Human growth hormone.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20growth%20hormone. Accessed 28 January 2020.