This fruit of the Myrtaceae is native to part of Uruguay, and to Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and ParanÃ¡ states in Brazil. It is a fruit tree that has been improved and cultivated in different places around the world, mainly in New Zealand, which already has 500ha in commercial orchards.
Physiologic Effects of Growth Hormone. 1  Protein metabolism: In general, growth hormone stimulates protein anabolism in many tissues. This effect reflects increased amino acid uptake, increased protein synthesis and decreased oxidation of proteins.
Page 883 in Mader (see fig. 49.2) does state that steroid hormones regulate gene expression (protein production) and that protein hormones activate particular chemical reaction series (an example is the protein hormone glucagon that activates the chemical reactions converting glycogen to glucose).