Hormonal mediation of early bone growth

• No involvement of growth hormone

• Important role of insulin

  • carbohydrate and amino acid uptake
  • carbohydrate metabolism for ATPs
  • cell proliferation

• Important role of IGF-II (fetal) and IGF-I (postnatal)

  • cell proliferation
  • protein synthesis

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