Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Background: Precocious and early puberty are reported findings in children with pre-existing medical conditions including certain syndromes. Series pertaining to such situations are limited.Methods: A retrospective, single-center study was conducted on ...
Sarah Winter +2 more
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Review: Early and late determinants of puberty in ruminants and the role of nutrition
Animal, 2023 This article reviews the scientific literature on puberty with a focus on ruminants and draws inference, where appropriate, from recent findings in transgenic mouse models and human pathology. Early genetic determinants of puberty have been discovered in
A.H. Duittoz, D.A. Kenny
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Enhanced at puberty 1 (EAP1) is a new transcriptional regulator of the female neuroendocrine reproductive axis [PDF]
, 2007 The initiation of mammalian puberty and the maintenance of female reproductive cycles are events controlled by hypothalamic neurons that secrete the decapeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).
Sabine Heger +56 more
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Characterization of Reproductive and Morphological Variables in Female Elite Futsal Players
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 We aimed to characterize the age of onset of training, age at menarche, menstrual periodicity, and performance perception during the menstrual cycle and examined the impact of these reproductive variables on body composition, morphology, and body weight ...
Marcos Roberto Queiroga +9 more
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Central precocious puberty in a 3 year-old girl with Phenylketonuria: a rare association? [PDF]
, 2014 Background Central precocious puberty (CPP) and phenylketonuria (PKU) are two rare conditions, the latter being the rarer. To date, only one case featuring both these conditions has been reported, and hyperphenylalaninemia was assumed triggering CPP.
Donaldson, Malcolm +3 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Background and aim of the studyThe frequency of new visits for precocious puberty increased during the Covid-19 pandemic in the pediatric endocrinology clinic at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, CA, US.
Marcela Vargas Trujillo +5 more
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Novas perspectivas no diagnóstico do hipogonadismo pediátrico masculino: a importância do AMH como marcador de células de Sertoli [PDF]
, 2011 Sertoli cells are the most active cell population in the testis during infancy and childhood. In these periods of life, hypogonadism can only be evidenced without stimulation tests, if Sertoli cell function is assessed.
Grinspon, Romina, Rey, Rodolfo Alberto
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Anxious to see you: Neuroendocrine mechanisms of social vigilance and anxiety during adolescence. [PDF]
, 2020 Social vigilance is a behavioral strategy commonly used in adverse or changing social environments. In animals, a combination of avoidance and vigilance allows an individual to evade potentially dangerous confrontations while monitoring the social ...
Cassano G. B. +6 more
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia– A Rare Cause of Central Precocious Puberty—A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 The term ‘Precocious puberty’ refers to the appearance of pubertal signs at an earlier age than established standard. Precocious puberty may be central or peripheral.
JAYDEEP MAJUMDAR +4 more
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Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and timing of puberty in sons and daughters: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundIn many countries, an increased prevalence of obesity in pregnancy has coincided with a declining pubertal age. We aimed to explore the potential effect of maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity on timing of puberty in sons and daughters.
Arah, Onyebuchi A +7 more
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