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    Soccer star Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Starting soccer at a young age, Messi would tag along with his older brother to demolish the field. At the age of eight, he was recruited to join the youth system of Newell's Old Boys, an Argentinian soccer club based in Rosario, Argentina, Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Messi was eventually diagnosed by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that stunted his growth. Growing up Messi’s parents lacked sufficient money to afford the treatment. The injections, for someone with GHD (growth hormone deficiency), are a life-changer, allowing them to not only develop greater height, but also helps deal with a variety of internal issues, such as pituitary function,…

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    could have simply given up and let fear rule his life, but Santiago took control his fear and it benefited his entire family. Courage is everywhere, stories, movies, shows, and even the world around us. Additionally, Lionel Messi faced a frightening decision at a young age but his courage got him through it. Lionel Messi, one of the best soccer players today, was noticed at a young age by one of the best clubs in the world, Fc Barcelona. When he was noticed in Rosario, Argentina at 13 years…

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    The effect of human growth hormone of pituitary dwarfism in children and adults Introduction Human Growth Hormone is one of the major hormone found in endocrine system in your body. It is an essential hormone that stimulate the body growth, normal brain function and secreted by the somatotropin cells in anterior pituitary gland. There are a condition of abnormal body grow such as pituitary gigantism and pituitary dwarfism which the body over create grow hormone or doesn’t create enough GH.…

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    Introduction Human Growth Hormone is one of the major hormone found in the endocrine system in the body. It is an essential hormone that stimulates the body growth, normal brain function and secreted by the somatotropin cells in the anterior pituitary gland. There is a condition of abnormal body grow such as pituitary gigantism and pituitary dwarfism which the body over create grow hormone or doesn’t create enough GH. Another name for pituitary dwarfism is growth hormone deficiency. According…

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    Pediatric Growth Hormone Injections Children can be treated differently because of their height, which is why it is frequently debated if kids that are shorter than average should be allowed to receive injections of growth hormones. Growth hormones in the past have been used for children who have growth hormone deficiencies or idiopathic short stature (HGH: Is Growth Hormone Safe for Kids? 1). Smaller than average children should not be able to use growth hormone injections if they are healthy…

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    Endocrine System Essay

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    2016). It is made up of a collection of glands which produce hormones, regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, mood, in addition to a plethora of other things (Zimmermann, 2016). The glands included in this system are the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries in females, and testicles in males (Zimmermann, 2016). These glands are ductless and release their products into the blood or lymph.…

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    Nowadays, innovative and inventive chemicals are available for just about anything—growth development, prevention of spoiled food, and other strange matters. However, are all these chemicals truly necessary? Over the past couple of years, numerous speculations of artificial hormones injected into animals raised suspicion due to the increase of mass productions. With these chemical injections, farmers benefit from the increase of livestock because as reproduction rate increases, more money will…

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    Essay On Turner Syndrome

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    Turner syndrome, also known as TS and gonadal dysgenesis, is a chromosomal deficiency affecting over two million women that occur when two of the X chromosomes in a female’s DNA are either incomplete or missing entirely. It usually becomes apparent when a female is only a few years old, or even shortly following her birth. The missing genetic material of the X chromosome keeps the female body from maturing on its own. Because Turner syndrome is different for every female and an individual…

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    Dwarfism In The Hobbit

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    Dwarfism? No it’s not a dwarf from the movie The Hobbit. Dwarfism means that at full growth someone measures under 4’10”. People with dwarfism usually are born with normal intelligence. A fact that most people don’t believe is that someone who is born with dwarfism is more likely to be born to parents who are both of average height. There are more than 300 different conditions that cause a form of dwarfism. There are two main categories, proportionate, and disproportionate. Disproportionate is…

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    CJC-1295 (DAC)

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    CJC-1295 (DAC): PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CJC-1295 (DAC) is tretasubtitute peptide hormone which is an improved version of GRF 1-29 with DAC (Drug affinity complex). It is a synthetic hormone that imitates the functioning of GHRH (growth hormone-releasing hormone or growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF)), as such, it is a growth hormone secretagogue. CJC-1295 (DAC) has a longer half-life compared to GHRH (1-29) as a result of its enhanced pharmacokinetics. These improvements are achieved as a result…

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