生长过程的动态变化和最终身高有明显的性别差异,而性激素则在正常生长的诸方面起着重要作用。影响性激素浓度的疾病(如Turner’s综合征、Klinefelter’s综合征)将导致生长特征的明显改变。给正常儿童、体质性矮身材儿童或性腺发育不全患儿服用雄激素,可改变他们的生长类型。骨骼的生长也受性激素的影响,动物实验证实这些激素直接影响软骨的生长。第二性征的发育是性激素活性在身体方面的一种表现。由于性激素影响生长,作者 The dynamic changes in the growth process and the final height have significant gender differences, while sex hormones play an important role in all aspects of normal growth. Diseases that affect the concentration of sex hormones (such as Turner’s Syndrome, Klinefelter’s Syndrome) will result in significant changes in growth characteristics. To normal children, physical short stature children or children with gonadal insufficiency androgen administration, can change their type of growth. Bone growth is also affected by sex hormones, animal experiments confirmed that these hormones directly affect the growth of cartilage. The development of secondary sexual characteristics is a physical manifestation of sex hormone activity. As sex hormones affect growth, the authors