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Standard Process

 The Protomorphogens

The hallmark of Standard Process® is its glandular supplements, specifically the protomorphogens (PMG). Many health practitioners note that there is absolutely no substitute for protomorphogens. Protomorphogens promote healing over time. They are extracts of nucleic acids from the nucleus of the cell, a cellular "blueprint." The nucleic acids control the function of the cell. Many doctors use the terms protomorphogens and glandulars interchangeably. While not strictly accurate, the protomorphogen is a fundamental type of glandular product, and the principal source of the reputation earned over many decades for clinical results, especially in chronic cases. The publication, Protomorphology - The Principles of Cell Auto-Regulation, was presented by Royal Lee and William Hanson in 1947. The two primary factors in the theory are that through alimentary ingestion (1) increased amounts of protomorphogen is supplied thereby assisting in a speedier recovery of tissue, and (2) increased protomorphogen material acts to speed elimination of increased Natural Tissue Antibodies (NTA) in the blood. Although the complete text and theory is complex, the empirical evidence of protomorphogen efficacy remains unquestionable. THEY WORK! The following is a portion of a concise and condensed explanation of how protomorphogens work described by Royal Lee in 1956.

"A protomorphogen (PMG) is that component of the cell chromosome that is responsible for morphogenic determination of cell characteristics. It is the smallest unit of the cell blueprint assembly. It is the smallest unit of the gene system that guides the cell into its hereditary form as it grows, develops or repairs itself. Without sufficient protomorphogen in its chromatin, the cell degenerates, de-differentiates, becomes senile and dies. The protomorphogen level in the cell is regulated by the fact that, while normally more is constantly being created by the cell nucleus, it is antigenic and promotes the formation of antibodies (in the mammalian organism), which in turn control the levels of extracellular protomorphogen in blood and lymph. "

Throughout the years, Standard Process® has periodically pioneered remarkable "firsts". These firsts have not all been immediately accepted by the consensus of opinion. Until recently no method of measuring the effectiveness of protomorphogens by laboratory means had been discovered, just as was the case for many years with vitamins. Now new clinical response can be demonstrated in a matter of minutes by an instrument such as the Endocardiograph.

...and in another paper:

"It may be assumed that the specific growth factors (the cellular blueprints known as protomorphogens that are constantly being secreted by each cell into its surrounding fluids) are prevented from traveling very far by the influence of specific antibodies, known as Natural Tissue Antibodies (NTA). They must be destroyed since; if allowed to build up in any concentration, they would promote cell growth and mitosis. Only if a specific organ becomes subject to overwork and consequent inflammation does this occur, i.e. a kidney doubles in size in six months after its partner has been removed and muscles grow if sufficient demand is made on their ability.

Where disease has damaged an organ, such as tuberculosis in the cases of lung, or where the heart has hypertrophied by overwork, the ingestion of heart or lung PMG, as the case may be, may at first create adverse reactions of a toxic nature (malaise, tiredness), apparently by reason of the immediate proteolytic destruction of the ingested PMG by antibodies in the blood stream, that are present in higher amounts than normally, by reason of the long-standing inflammation of the specific organ.

Cardiographic recordings will show that within a few minutes after ingestion of the cardiac PMG the heart action changes for the better. It is hard to explain this reaction other than by assuming that the excess heart tissue antibody in the circulating blood has been reduced by combination with the ingested heart PMG. This is probably done without danger of stimulating the formation of more heart tissue antibody, since alimentary ingestion normally does not permit proteins to act as antigens. Parenteral introduction of such materials is another matter.

Other factors that assist in controlling NTA are allantoin, betaine (probably be a depolymerizing effect) and the hormones of the gonads, thyroid, thymus and adrenal. Thymus acts by promoting colloidal dispersion that physiologically opposes cortisone, which flocculates antigen into particulate dimensions that permit their ingestion by phagocytes and then permit antibody formation. The thymus during the development age, prevents this and keeps PMG available for growth stimulation and ultimate enzyme digestion and renal elimination.

Thyroid hormone splits PMG off the chromatin reserves of the cell, or from absorbed stores in connective tissue. That is why thyroxin accelerated tadpole metamorphosis. It is also the reason why thyroxin increases the metabolic rate. The released PMG stimulates cell activities. "

excerpts from Applied Protomorphology by Royal Lee, DDS


Protomorphogen Products

"Promotes Healing Over Time"

Biost® = bone marrow, spinal cord
Cardiotrophin PMG® = heart
Dermatrophin PMG® = epithelial
Drenatrophin PMG® = adrenal
Hepatrophin PMG® = liver
Mammary PMG® = mammary
Myotrophin PMG® = heart muscle
Neurotrophin PMG® = brain
Oculotrophin PMG® = eye
Orchic PMG® = testis

Ovatrophin PMG® = ovary
Pancreatrophin PMG® = pancreas
Parotid PMG® = parotid
Pituitrophin PMG® = pituitary
Pneumotrophin PMG® = lung
Prostate PMG® = prostate
Renatrophin PMG® = kidney, adrenal
Spleen PMGTM = spleen
Thymus PMG® = thymus
Utrophin PMGTM = uterus


Special Formula Products Containing Protomorphogens

Albaplex® = kidney
Allerplex® = lung, adrenal
Cardio-Plus® = heart
Diaplex® = pancreas, pituitary
Drenamin® = adrenal
Emphaplex® = lung, adrenal
Immuplex® = spleen, thymus

Iplex® = eye
Livaplex® = liver
Myo-Plus® = muscle
Neuroplex® = brain, pituitary
Ostarplex® = bone
Renafood® = kidney
Vasculin® = heart