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Growth hormones, sometimes referred to as pituitary hormones, are hormones produced by the pituitary gland to regulate the growth of an individual. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")

Kironide was broken down by pituitary hormones, which explained why the dwarf Alexander was immune to its effects. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")

Doctor Mercer used growth hormones to accelerate the growth of Elizabeth, a clone of T'Pol and Charles Tucker III. Due to a fault in the cloning process, the baby died after a short life span. (ENT: "Demons")

In 2373, a macrovirus utilized growth hormones from a Garan miner and B'Elanna Torres to increase its size. (VOY: "Macrocosm")

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