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cretinism is hypothyroidism in neonates.lack of thyroxin due to abscence of thyroid gland in neonates causes cretinism.
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∙ 13y agoLow levels of thyroid hormone are responsible for cretinism
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What hormone is produced in inadequate amounts for cretinism?
Thyroid hormone.
What endocrine gland is responsible for the cretinism?
Hypothyroidism in infancy or childhood is responsible for the condition known as cretinism. The gland responsible is the thyroid or the pituitary that controls the thyroid.
What hormone most directly responsible for metabolic rate?
Thyroid hormone
What hormone is responsible for producing blood?
The name of that hormone is erythropoietin. It is produced by your kidneys.
What hormone is most responsible for preparing the uterus for pregnancy?
Name of this hormone is estrogen.
Does too much thyroid hormone produces cretinism in children?
No. Too little thyroid hormone produces cretinism in children.
What are medications for cretinism?
thyroid hormone replacement
What hormone causes cretinism?
Cretinism is a type of dwarfism in which the individual retains childlike proportions and is mentally retarded. The hormone that causes this is Thyroxine - AKA- T4.
What hormone is produced in inadequate amounts for cretinism?
Thyroid hormone.
What endocrine gland is responsible for the cretinism?
Hypothyroidism in infancy or childhood is responsible for the condition known as cretinism. The gland responsible is the thyroid or the pituitary that controls the thyroid.
What hormone if produced inadequately would cause cretinism?
Thyroxin
A lack of which hormone results in cretinism with mental retardation and abnormal growth in children?
thyroxine
What is cretinism disease?
Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). The term cretin refers to a person so affected1.1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretinism
What happens if there is too little growth hormone?
Somatotropic hormone is another name for growth hormone. If a body does not have enough it will not grow properly. One condition that results from lack of somatotropic hormone is called cretinism. Not only will the body not from properly, but there will likely also be a lack of mental development as well. The gland that is responsible for secreting somatotropic hormone is the anterior lobe of the pituitary.
Which substance is responsible for memory in rats?
fibroblast growth hormone is the hormone responsible for memory in rats.
Which hormone is responsible for thickening the endometrium?
the hormone responsible for thickening the endometrium is progesterone.
Which hormone is responsible when a person suffers from gigantism?
Growth hormone
