Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
7436994 
Journal Article 
Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency and Hypopituitarism 
Romero, CJ; Dauber, AN; Cohen, LE; , 
2013 
Humana Press 
Totowa, NJ 
Pediatric Endocrinology 
3-27 
Hypopituitarism is the deficiency in varying degrees of one or multiple pituitary hormones. In this chapter, GH deficiency (GHD) will be discussed, while other hormonal deficiencies are presented elsewhere in this book. To understand GHD, an understanding of the GH axis is important and follows below.