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Hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are trophic hormones and tropic hormones. Trophic hormones directly affect growth on the tissue it is stimulating. The cells are glandular not nervous as in the posterior pituitary gland. The posterior acts indirectly.

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The anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates growth is growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotropin. It plays a key role in regulating growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration in humans and other animals.

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Growth hormone from Pituitary hormone stimulates growth. It is under the control of Hypothalamus. Which is situated just above the Anterior Pituitary gland and connected to it by so called Portal circulation. (Capillaries united to form vein. Vein divided to form Capillaries and Capillaries unite to form Vein again.)
Growth hormone.
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Somatotrophs

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