THE ROLE OF ENDOGENOUS FACTORS IN DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
Abstract:
A height lower by 2 SD to the one considered normal defines a retard in growth. It should be
acknowledged even since childhood when it could undergo treatment; otherwise this might lead to a
short stature in adulthood. The internal factors of the human body that have implications regarding
children’s embryonic, foetal and postnatal development shall be examined. Genetic factors control the
pace of individual growth. The genetic disorders of the metabolism of some aminoacids determine
serious development disorders, especially at the level of the nervous system. The influences of the
secretion tonus of various endocrine glands will be examined some having a stimulatory, other an
inhibitive role for the final height of the individual.
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