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| − | ===Pituitary===
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| − | *Growth hormone
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| − | **Secreted by the anterior pituitary
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| − | **Influences the size of the skeleton and soft tissue
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| − | ====[[Congenital Panhypopituitarism|Pituitary dwarfism]]====
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| − | ====Pituitary gigantism ([[Acromegaly]])==== | + | ===[[Hypovitaminosis A]]=== |
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| − | ===Thyroid===
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| − | *Thyroid hormones affect maturation of growth of cartilage
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| − | ====[[Hypothyroidism]]====
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| − | ====[[Hyperthyroidism]]====
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| − | ===[[Gonadal Effect on Bones]]===
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| − | ===Adrenal glands===
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| − | *[[Hyperadrenocorticism]]
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| − | ===[[Hyperparathyroidism|Hyperparathyroidism]]===
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| − | ===[[Rickets]]===
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| − | ===[[Osteomalacia]]===
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| − | ===Hypovitaminosis A===
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| − | *Vitamin A is essential for normal bone growth in foetus and neonates
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| − | *Hypovitaminosis from dietary deficiency of dam -> teratogenic in pigs and large cats
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| − | *More commonly, deficiency in neonates (puppies, kittens, calves, piglets) on vitamin-deficient diets
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| − | *Dietary deficiency -> failure of [[Bones - Anatomy & Physiology|osteoclastic remodelling]] resulting in bone overgrowth and nerve compression
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| − | *Optic nerves particularly affected
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| − | [[Category:Bones - Metabolic Pathology]]
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