10 Years of Guidance in Growth

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Description (Brief):

This poster celebrates the ten-year anniversary of the drug Protropin. Protropin, manufactured by Genentech, a biotechnology company, from 1985 to 2004, was a recombinant human growth hormone used to treat children with certain pituitary-based growth disorders. The poster features ten pairs of children's shoes representing the years 1985–1995, with each pair becoming progressively larger. See also objects 1987.0789.01 and 1987.0789.02.

User: Genentech, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Used: United States: California, South San Francisco

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Credit Line: Gift of Genentech

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.0198.57Accession Number: 2012.0198Catalog Number: 2012.0198.57

Object Name: poster

Physical Description: metal (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 in x 38 in x 1 in; 22.86 cm x 96.52 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8bdc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1427818

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