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| another hormone produced by the anterior pituitary |
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| What causes dwarfism in childhood? |
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| What causes gigantism in childhood? |
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| What is the result of high levels of GH in adulthood? |
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| acromegaly where bones thicken instead of growing longer |
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| most cells, especially cartilage and growth plates |
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- number of cells (hyperplasia) in soft tissues and bones
- cell size (hypertrophy) in muscle and connective tissues by promoting protein synthesis and inhibiting protein degradation
- fat breakdown to fatty acids
→ muscles use more fatty acids and less glucose => increases blood glucose levels
→ growth spurts accompanied by fat loss
✭ brain cells are glucose dependent and cannot metabolize fat for energy |
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| liver to produce "insulin-like growth factors" that stimulates cells in growth plates → elongation of long bones |
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| What happens to GH with age? |
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declines
→ cellular repair and protein replacement is compromised
→ more protein is replaced by fat => changes body shape |
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