Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that kes GH may be missing or have low function. years Boys for ege and Wight-forage percentiles CORD 129 17 AGE (RARS Low growth hormone in children can lead to short stature. The child will stop growing or growth will be stalled. In the figu re on the left, you can see that the child was growing normally until age 7 and then no growth was observed for the next 2 years. How could this condition be treated? After thorough endocrine testing, if GH is the defect. The patient will have to receive human GH injections. GH should be given before puberty ends and the bones fuse.

Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that kes GH may be missing or have low function. years Boys for ege and Wight-forage percentiles CORD 129 17 AGE (RARS Low growth hormone in children can lead to short stature. The child will stop growing or growth will be stalled. In the figu re on the left, you can see that the child was growing normally until age 7 and then no growth was observed for the next 2 years. How could this condition be treated? After thorough endocrine testing, if GH is the defect. The patient will have to receive human GH injections. GH should be given before puberty ends and the bones fuse.

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter31: Endocrine Control

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