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  • somatotropin also know as growth hormone
  • undersecretion of somatotropin in children causes dwarfism.
  • oversecretion of somatotropin in children causes gigantism
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It is the growth hormone released from pituitary gland assisted by the hormone thyroxine which is released from the thyroid gland .

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Q: What hormone is responsible for dwarfism and giantism?
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