Sermorelin acetate (; brand names Geref, Gerel), also known as GHRH (1-29), is a peptide analogue of

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(GHRH) which is used as a diagnostic agent to assess growth hormone (GH)

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for the purpose of diagnosing growth hormone deficiency. It is a 29- amino acid

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representing the 1–29 fragment from

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human GHRH, thought to be the shortest fully functional fragment of GHRH.Pharmacology (Rang, Dale, Ritter & Moore, , 5th ed., Churchill Livingstone 2003).

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