Abstract:Hormones have profound influences on bone throughout life, with marked differences between the male and the female. In infancy and childhood the growing skeleton needs adequate amounts of growth hormone and thyroid hormone, among other regulators, to maintain normal growth velocity that is essential for optimal stature.During puberty, sex steroids are very important in inducing growth spurt as well as contributing enormously to peak bone mass. Young men begin adult life with stronger bones and greater resistan… Show more
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