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The endocrine system secretes numerous hormones that are involved in physiological homeostasis, metabolism, development and growth, cognitive function, sexual function, and reproduction.

Untreated GHD was associated with neurocognitive impairment and reduced physical functioning among adult survivors of childhood cancer.

The hypothalamic-pituitary ... and nail growth. If the hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland are dysfunctional or damaged, the ...

Disease in the hypothalamus can also adversely affect the function of the pituitary gland. Hypothalamic Hormones Abbr. Role Growth hormone-releasing hormone GHRH GHRH is a hypothalamic peptide that ...

Somatotrope cells in the anterior pituitary secrete hGH in a pulsatile fashion. The secretion is regulated by two hypothalamic peptides, growth hormone releasing hormone, which stimulates hGH ...

Post-menopausal women starting hormone replacement therapy may ... dose used to treat central hypothyroidism due to pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction. When using FT4 as the therapeutic ...

Growth hormone is involved with growth (proteins ... Various environmental factors (external and internal) that influence the hypothalamic control of salmon pituitary hormones and effects on ...