Bone growth factor
oods, James. "What does Estrogen Have to Do with Belly Fat?". Major hormones influencing bone growth and morphology include growth hormone (which acts primarily via inducing IGF-1 production), androgens such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, and estrogens such as estradiol. GH/IGF-1 are responsible for increasing overall body size, longitudinal bone size, and height, especially during puberty. Estrogens cause the hips to widen and become rounded during puberty in females, and androgens cause the shoulders to broaden in males. Estrogens mediate epiphyseal closure in both males and females. Other hormones implicated in control of bone growth include thyroid hormone, parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, glucocorticoids such as cortisol, and vitamin D (calcitriol).
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