<span>Given that Jason, middle school boy, is well below normal height for his age, it is possible that Human Growth Hormone might be in short supply in his body. </span>Growth hormone<span> (h</span>GH<span>) is also called S</span>omatotropin. <span>This hormone is responsible for the </span><span>stimulation of growth, </span>cell<span> reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans.</span>