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Update on female pubertal development
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002To elucidate recent findings regarding female puberty. The successful completion of puberty is a prerequisite for reproduction. Many later disorders of fertility and metabolism may develop during puberty. New more sensitive and specific assays provided us with possibilities for a better understanding of the process of puberty, and the discovery of new ...
Dan, Apter, Elina, Hermanson
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Pubertal development in male hypopituitarism
European Journal of Pediatrics, 1986The spontaneous or therapeutically induced pubertal development of 65 male patients with idiopathic hypopituitarism was analysed. Spontaneous puberty occurred in 82% of the patients with prepubertal isolated growth hormone deficiency and in 32.5% of those with impairment in the secretion of more than one pituitary hormone.
A S, Martínez +3 more
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Pubertal Development and Menarche
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008Puberty is the developmental process that culminates in reproductive capability and is the result of a complex series of molecular and physiological events. The release of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone from specialized neurons of the hypothalamus begins the hormonal cascade that causes gonadal activation and the physical changes of puberty.
Sara A, DiVall, Sally, Radovick
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The effect of tamoxifen on pubertal bone development in adolescents with pubertal gynecomastia
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016AbstractDuring puberty, estrogen has a biphasic effect on epiphyses; at low levels, it leads to an increase in height and bone mass, whereas at high levels, it leads to closure of the epiphysis. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator that has been used in the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia.
Sinem, Akgül +2 more
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Secular Trends in Pubertal Development
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2002<i>Objective:</i> To describe the secular trend in pubertal development in relation to the secular trend in height. <i>Methods:</i> Literature review of cross-sectional, longitudinal and twin studies. <i>Results:</i> Globally, there is a secular trend in adolescent growth for an increased mean final height at ...
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Pubertal Development in Children Treated for Nephroblastoma
Journal of Urology, 1981Recent improvements in the treatment of children with nephroblastoma have led to an increase in the disease-free survival rate. The late effect of treatment on long-term survivors requires assessment to determine whether avoidable iatrogenic disorders are appearing.
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Acta Paediatrica, 1976
The pubertal development of 212 randomly selected Swedish urban children has been investigated as part of a prospective longitudinal study of growth and development. The timing and pattern of pubertal changes were in agreement with the findings in other contemporary studies.
J. Taranger +3 more
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The pubertal development of 212 randomly selected Swedish urban children has been investigated as part of a prospective longitudinal study of growth and development. The timing and pattern of pubertal changes were in agreement with the findings in other contemporary studies.
J. Taranger +3 more
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The pineal and pubertal development.
Ciba Foundation symposium, 1986The pineal gland, through its major secretory product melatonin, influences seasonal breeding in species such as the hamster and the sheep. Recent studies from our laboratory have shown that melatonin also affects sexual development in the rat. A role for melatonin in humans has not yet been found.
P C, Sizonenko +3 more
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Disorders of Pubertal Development
1998Puberty is a complex developmental process that culminates in sexual-maturity. This transitional period begins in late childhood and is characterized by maturation of the hypothalamic—pituitarygonadal axis, the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics, acceleration of growth, and ultimately the capacity for fertility.
Karen D. Bradshaw, Charmian A. Quigley
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