+1 f ~T rT 7 TT . T STATURAL GROWTH 140— SUBJECTS #3 AND #5 155 (cm) ter STATURE T SKELETAL AGE DEVELOPMENT ; SUBJECTS #3 AND #5 ~ 5 MEDIAN STATURE 120+ UNEXPOSEB BOYS eye Oe “ a z . yo _ Uae “x aw Lf. BO A MS 1OQhr oe - “ 5 - THYROID HORMONE Po 6 7 B68 89 a x 3 > 6 9 THYROID HORMONES MEDIAN CURVE < STARTED; UNEXPOSED BOYS = Byf : un 10 t2 13 14 iy lu a om ‘po es 7 | = 15 a7 3 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE (YEARS) 6 9 12 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE (YEARS) Figure 31. A 8B Figure 32. 4: Dwarfed boy (subject No. 3) shown atleft before thyroid hormone therapy and at right after 6 months therapy with 0.3 mg thyroxine. B: Roentgenographof wrist of subject No. 3 showing marked improvementin skeletal maturation after | year hormone treatment. Compare with Figure 28, before treatment. — |? -w tp STARTED | 3 4 1 12— xq ae 30b | T 15