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What are some metabolic activities associated with somatotropin?


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Somatotropin:

  1. In its human form, somatotropin or the growth hormone, is a peptide hormone that promotes human and animal growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration.
  2. The following are some of the metabolic actions that this hormone is responsible for:
    1. Has an effect on the rate of skeletal growth as well as body weight gain.
    2. Islet of Langerhans growth is triggered.
    3. Regulates the body's fat production and deposition in the liver.
    4. In some circumstances, it helps to keep muscle glycogen levels up.

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