Oral manifestations in growth hormone disorders

Oral manifestations in growth hormone disorders

Growth hormone is of vital importance for normal growth and development. Individuals with growth hormone deficiency develop pituitary dwarfism with disproportionate delayed growth of skull and facial skeleton giving them a small facial appearance for their age. Both hyper and hypopituitarism have a...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Atreja, Shikha Handa Atreja, Nitul Jain, Urvashi Sukhija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Acromegaly
dwarfism
gigantism
growth hormone
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=3;spage=381;epage=383;aulast=Atreja

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