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INTRODUCTION
THE GROWTH HORMONE-INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR AXIS
Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR)
The "somatomedin hypothesis"
THE GROWTH PLATE
ORGANISATION OF GROWTH
GH secretory patterns from birth until puberty
GH dynamics: from birth to puberty
Growth phases
Canalization and catch-up growth
OVERVIEW
REFERENCES
