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Difference in hormone of the secretionDisorderSymptomsiUnder secretion of the hormone in children(X)(1)iiOver secretion of the hormone in children(Y)(2)iiiOver secretion of the hormone in adults(Z)(3)a) Complete the table based on the hormone somatotropinb) This hormone is not a tropic hormone. Why?

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a) (i) X-dwarfism 1) become dwarfs due to stunted growth of bones

ii) Y – gigantism 2) Growing tall with a heavy body

iii) Z-acromegaly 3) enlargement of internal organs and thickening of bones, especially in hands feet and face.

b) Somatotropin does not induce any other endocrine gland to release its hormone



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