Understanding the Role of Puberty in Structural and Functional Development of the Adolescent Brain.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2019 Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the role of puberty in this process has received much less attention.
Anne-Lise Goddings +4 more
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Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche. [PDF]
, 2014 Age at menarche is a marker of timing of puberty in females. It varies widely between individuals, is a heritable trait and is associated with risks for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and all-cause mortality.
A Kong +271 more
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Understanding Puberty and Its Measurement: Ideas for Research in a New Generation
Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2019 The measurement of puberty is an intricate and precise task, requiring a match between participants' developmental age and appropriate techniques to identify and capture variations in maturation.
Jane Mendle +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2017 Background It is well known that excess adiposity during childhood may influence pubertal development. However, the extent to which body compositions vary in throughout puberty in boys and girls is currently unknown.
Fang He +5 more
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Mutational analysis of DAX1 in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or pubertal delay [PDF]
, 1999 Although delayed puberty is relatively common and often familial, its molecular and pathophysiologic basis is poorly understood. In contrast, the molecular mechanisms underlying some forms of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) are clearer, following the ...
Achermann, JC +12 more
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Endocrine basis for puberty in heifers and ewes.
Journal of reproduction and fertility. Supplement, 2019 Maturation processes that culminate in puberty and sexual maturity are initiated before birth, continue through prepuberty (> 50 days before puberty) and peripuberty (50 days before puberty) and are completed early after puberty.
JE Kinder +4 more
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Adipokines: A gear shift in puberty
Obesity Reviews, 2020 In this review, we discuss the role of adipokines in the onset of puberty in children with obesity during adrenarche and gonadarche and provide a clear and detailed overview of the biological processes of two major players, leptin and adiponectin ...
Desirée Nieuwenhuis +3 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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Genetic and epigenetic aspects of the and genes in pubertal development and central precocious puberty: A review [PDF]
Precision and Future Medicine, 2023 The onset of puberty is a pivotal developmental milestone, and the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone is a key factor in the initiation of puberty. Both kisspeptin and its receptor (KISS1) and KISS1 receptor (KISS1R)
Ahreum Kwon
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Pubertal maturation and affective symptoms in adolescence and adulthood: evidence from a prospective birth cohort [PDF]
, 2015 The higher prevalence of affective symptoms among women compared to men emerges in adolescence, and it has been associated with pubertal maturation. However, it remains unclear whether pubertal timing has long-term influences on affective symptoms. Using
Darya Gaysina +13 more
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