Endocrinology · 1933 · 21 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyPediatricsEndocrine PharmacotherapyNeuroendocrinologyPediatric EndocrinologyEndocrine DiseaseGrowth DisordersGrowth HormoneGrowth Hormone TherapyPituitary DisordersPituitary Gland FunctionDwarfism SyndromesEndocrine Control Of GrowthGrowth DeficiencyGrowth Hormone TestingHormonal Regulation Of GrowthPituitary DwarfismPituitary DysfunctionPituitary Gland Anatomy
Human beings physically handicapped by dwarfism have been stimulated to grow by the therapeutic application of the growth-producing hormone from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.* This preliminary report presents seven cases of growth deficiency in which extrinsic factors were eliminated by a diagnostic survey. The growth deficiency had existed for varying periods of time, and in all cases there was a control period of observation in which there was no growth. A classification of growth deficiency is presented. The development of a specific growth hormone is outlined and the methods and results of its application in a series of cases is described.