A nurse in an endocrinology practice is seeing a patient with low growth hormone levels. The patient's history reveals extensive pituitary damage secondary to a large adenoma.
The nurse recognizes that the patient's small stature results from:
A) An inability to respond to GnRH.
B) Lack of tissue receptors for GH.
C) Negative feedback from GH receptors.
D) High levels of ACTH.
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