What Hormone controls how fast you grow?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Growth hormone, and its derivative IGF-1 controls the rate of growth.
Other hormones also affect growth: sexual hormones, insulin and thyroid hormone also affect growth.
Corticosteroids retard growth.

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