CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS CUSTOM
CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS CUSTOM
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Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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The role of human growth hormone in fast recovery after difficult workouts, and is the growth hormone use the same as anabolic steroid use.

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Human growth hormone is a peptide hormone that stimulates the growth, cells reproduction and regeneration in human and animals. Human growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland, and it is a way of regulating body growth, fat, metabolism and blood sugar levels in humans.

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