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Genetic defects in GH synthesis and secretion.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Aug 2004
Bona G, Paracchini R, Giordano M, Momigliano-Richiardi P
Abstract excerpt
Growth hormone (GH) is a multifunctional hormone produced in the anterior pituitary that promotes postnatal growth of skeletal and soft tissues. GH secretion and release are complex phenomena depending on several intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulating the release of two hypothalamic hormones, GH releasing hormone and somatostatin. Any genetic or acquired disorder that impairs GH secretion or action causes a...
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