biological source
Porcine
Quality Segment
sterility
non-sterile
form
powder
mol wt
~22 kDa
packaging
vial of ~50 IU
drug control
Home Office Schedule 4.2
solubility
ethanolamine: 5 mg/mL (basic buffers, pH 9-10)
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
ambient
storage temp.
2-8°C
Gene Information
pig ... GH(396884)
General description
Somatotropin or growth hormone is a peptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is essential for growth. The hormone increases muscle mass, reduces fat mass, helps in maintaining normal blood glucose levels and also promotes a balanced lipid profile.
Application
Somatotropin (STH) has been used to study its effects on repressing hepatic H2S production post-transcriptionally. It has also been used as one of the components of a medium to culture primordial follicles.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Increases mass of most tissues by increasing cell number rather than cell size, mobilizes fat stores
存储类别
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)