Influence of physical activity on linear growth in children and adolescents

Influence of physical activity on linear growth in children and adolescents

Linear growth is the result of bone elongation in children and adolescents mediated by processes of endochondral ossification and maturation of bone tissue. Physical activity (PA) importantly influences both processes through systemic and local effects, mediated by growth hormone, insulin-like fact...

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Main Authors: Sončka Jazbinšek, Primož Kotnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ANNALES ZRS, Scientific Publishing House of ZRS Koper 2020-05-01
Series:Annales Kinesiologiae
Subjects:
linear growth
physical activity
energy balance
puberty
child
Online Access:http://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/222

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