The sections in this article are:
Studies Using Growth Hormone Fragments
Multiple Activities of Growth Hormone
Crystal Structure
Studies Regarding Disulfide Bonds
Homologue/Alanine Scanning as A Means of Defining Biologically Active Domains
The Third α‐Helix
Mutagenesis of the Growth Hormone Gene Encoding α‐Helix 3 and Transgenic Mouse Studies
Importance of the Amphiphilicity of the Third α‐Helix
Designing a Growth Hormone Analogue with a Perfect Amphiphilic α‐Helix
Systematic Substitution Mutations in the Hydrophilic Region of the Third α‐Helix of Bovine Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone Antagonists
Pegylated Growth Hormone Antagonists as Therapeutic Agents
Finding of One Growth Hormone/Two Growth Hormone‐Binding Proteins
Mutagenesis Studies on the Prolactin Gene
Concluding Remarks