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Midgets are due to the deficiency of hormones from
Midgets are due to the deficiency of hormones from
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Midget is a term for a person of unusually short stature. When the hypothalamus releases growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), the anterior pituitary is stimulated to release growth hormone (GH). Growth hormone then acts on the liver and other tissues and stimulates them to secrete insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 directly promotes the development of bone and muscle, causing bones to grow in length, and muscles to increase protein synthesis. Hence, an absence of growth hormone will cause dwarfism or midgets.
Midget is a term for a person of unusually short stature. When the hypothalamus releases growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), the anterior pituitary is stimulated to release growth hormone (GH). Growth hormone then acts on the liver and other tissues and stimulates them to secrete insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 directly promotes the development of bone and muscle, causing bones to grow in length, and muscles to increase protein synthesis. Hence, an absence of growth hormone will cause dwarfism or midgets.
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