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Growth hormone and growth?

¹Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7. steve.harvey@ualberta.ca

General and Comparative Endocrinology

|February 5, 2013

Summary

The role of pituitary growth hormone (GH) in avian growth remains uncertain. While some evidence suggests its importance, studies show limited responses to exogenous GH, and growth occurs without it, indicating complex regulation.

Area of Science:

Comparative Endocrinology
Avian Physiology
Growth Biology

Background:

Pituitary growth hormone (GH) is essential for mammalian growth, but its role in avian species is debated.
Evidence for GH's importance in birds includes bioassay activity, growth suppression after pituitary removal, and dwarfism in GH receptor (GHR) dysfunction strains.
Contradictory findings exist, with many studies showing minimal or transient growth responses to exogenous GH in birds.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate the evidence for and against the importance of pituitary GH in avian growth.
To reconcile conflicting data regarding GH's role in bird development.

Main Methods:

Review and synthesis of existing literature on pituitary GH and avian growth.
Analysis of studies involving hypophysectomy, GH treatment, GHR dysfunction, and correlation of GH levels with growth rates.

Keywords:

Chick Endocrine Extrapituitary Growth Growth hormone Pituitary

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Consideration of embryonic development and extrapituitary GH sources.

Main Results:

Pituitary GH is biologically active in birds and influences growth, as indicated by bioassays and effects of pituitary removal.
However, exogenous GH often yields limited growth responses, and circulating GH levels do not consistently correlate with growth rate alterations.
Avian embryonic development and early growth occur independently of pituitary GH, with extrapituitary GH playing local roles.

Conclusions:

The precise role of pituitary GH in overall avian growth is still unclear and likely complex.
Extrapituitary GH sources may contribute significantly to local growth and development in birds.
Further research is needed to fully elucidate the endocrine and local regulatory mechanisms of avian growth.