title: Human growth hormone: friend or foe in sports medicine?
abstract: The authors discuss the nature and potential of human growth hormone and the possibility that its misuse as a "doping" agent may lead to restrictions and hamper research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Visby Hospital, Sweden.
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authors.lastname: Saartok
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authors.lastname: Häggmark
mesh_terms: D004300:Doping in Sports; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013178:Sports Medicine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone