Protropin (Noun)
Meaning
Trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Athletes who are found to have taken protropin or other human growth hormones are subject to severe penalties, including expulsion from competition.
- Protropin is given by injection and was used to treat thousands of children suffering from growth hormone deficiency before it was taken off the market in 2010.
- Use of protropin by athletes and weightlifters is banned because it is believed to give users an unfair advantage in competition.
- Doctors specializing in pediatric endocrinology often prescribe protropin for children whose bodies do not produce enough human growth hormone naturally.
- Although protropin is no longer available, other synthetic human growth hormones are still used to treat growth hormone deficiency in children.