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Growth hormone controls growth.It is secreted by pituitary gland.

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What controls the secretion of growth hormone?

The pituitary gland controls the secretion of growth hormone.


What is the hormone that controls the rate at which you grow?

the growth hormone


What Hormone controls how fast you grow?

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.


What is a body chemical that controls growth and activity?

A hormone.


What is the hormone that controls growth of a plant shoot called?

Auxins


What part of the brain controls the brain and brain growth?

the pituitary gland secretes a hormone which controls he growth of all parts of the body


What controls hormonal growth?

The growth hormone, is also known as SOMATOTROPIN, and it's made up of about 190 amino acids.


What gland controls and regulates all other glands and secrets growth hormone?

the pituitary glands


How the hypothalamus indirectly controls growth from infancy to adulthood?

The hypothalamus releases growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) to stimulate the pituitary gland to release growth hormone (GH). GH acts on the liver to produce insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which plays a key role in promoting growth throughout childhood and adolescence. Additionally, the hypothalamus regulates the timing of puberty by secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the release of sex hormones that influence growth and development.


The hormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone is called?

growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus


Which hormone controls height?

The growth hormone promotes protein synthesis that results in the growth of bones, muscles, and other tissues. GH also stimulates the liver to make insulin-like growth factor, which stimulates the growth of bones. It increases blood glucose levels and is secreted during exercise, sleep, and hypoglycemia.


What fuctions are regulated by the pituitary gland?

Your pituitary is the master hormone gland which controls too many vital functions of your body apart. It secretes the growth hormone also.