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Growth hormone
Growth hormone is a signal from a gland in your brain. It tells your body, especially during sleep, to grow taller.
Fun fact
You make the most growth hormone during deep sleep at night.
Words to know
hormoneprotein
NGSS alignment
MS-LS1-3Body as a system
Structure
Rendered in FoldLens Junior from AlphaFold Database entry P01241. See the underlying prediction at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P01241.
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