Select ALL the statements that are correct. 0000 Growth hormone production is inhibited by somatostatin. Growth hormone production is stimulated by the release of the tropic hormone GHRH in the hypothalamus. Growth hormone production is inhibited by IGF-1 which is secreted by the liver. Gigantism and acromegaly differ in that gigantism is due to oversecretion of GHRH, not GH.

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Select ALL the statements that are correct.
Growth hormone production is inhibited by somatostatin.
Growth hormone production is stimulated by the release of the tropic hormone GHRH in the hypothalamus.
Growth hormone production is inhibited by IGF-1 which is secreted by the liver.
Gigantism and acromegaly differ in that gigantism is due to oversecretion of GHRH, not GH.
Transcribed Image Text:Select ALL the statements that are correct. Growth hormone production is inhibited by somatostatin. Growth hormone production is stimulated by the release of the tropic hormone GHRH in the hypothalamus. Growth hormone production is inhibited by IGF-1 which is secreted by the liver. Gigantism and acromegaly differ in that gigantism is due to oversecretion of GHRH, not GH.
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