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| Growth
Hormone (GH) - from the anterior |
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| pituitary |
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| • | Necessary for normal growth and
development |
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the skeleton and other tissues. |
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| • | Hyposecretion à dwarfism |
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| • | Childhood hypersecretion à
gigantism. |
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| • | Adult
hypersecretion or abuse à acromegaly; |
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| leads
to exaggerated bone shape and other |
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| disorders. |
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