Which hormone is the most important stimulus for epiphyseal plate activity during childhood?
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Correct answer: Growth hormone (Somatotropin)
Growth hormone, acting largely through Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1), stimulates chondrocyte proliferation in the epiphyseal plate. Excessive growth hormone during childhood leads to gigantism.
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