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Explores the complex relationship between the history of the social stigmatization of short stature in boys and the rise of the multibillion-dollar human growth hormone industry.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Medeiros, Aimee Lynn, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sports > Physiological aspects.
Somatotropin > Physiological effect.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
hormone.
humanities.
illness.
disease.
history (discipline)
industry (economic concept)
industries (organizations)
Somatotrophine.
Hormones.
Hormones peptidiques.
Hormones hypophysaires.
Sciences humaines.
Appareil locomoteur > Maladies.
Os > Maladies.
Maladies.
Histoire.
Hormones antehypophysaires.
Maladies genetiques.
Industrie.
Glandes endocrines > Maladies.
Medecine > Histoire > 1500-
Dysplasie osseuse.
Medecine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Industrie pharmaceutique.
Nanisme.
Somatotrophine > Effets physiologiques > États-Unis.
Sports > États-Unis > Aspect physiologique.
History, Early Modern 1451-1600
Growth Hormone
Chemicals and Drugs
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Peptides
Hormones
Peptide Hormones
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Pituitary Hormones
Humanities
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Disease
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
History
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Industry
Endocrine System Diseases
History, Modern 1601-
Bone Diseases, Developmental
History, 20th Century
Drug Industry
Dwarfism
Human Growth Hormone
Somatotropin.
Peptide hormones.
Humanities.
Musculoskeletal system > Diseases.
Bones > Diseases.
Diseases.
History.
Pituitary hormones.
Genetic disorders.
Industries.
Endocrine glands > Diseases.
Pharmaceutical industry.
Dwarfism.
Somatotropin > Physiological effect > United States.
Sports > United States > Physiological aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Explores the complex relationship between the history of the social stigmatization of short stature in boys and the rise of the multibillion-dollar human growth hormone industry.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (207 pages).
ISBN:9780817389628

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