In Boys with Abnormal Developmental Tempo, Maturation of the Skeleton and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Remains Synchronous

The primary mechanism that initiates puberty is unknown. One possible clue is that pubertal maturation often parallels skeletal maturation. Conditions that delay skeletal maturation also tend to delay the onset of puberty, whereas conditions that accelerate skeletal maturation tend to hasten the ons...

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Published in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 236 - 241
Main Authors:	Flor-Cisneros, Armando, Leschek, Ellen W., Merke, Deborah P., Barnes, Kevin M., Coco, Marilena, Cutler, Gordon B., Baron, Jeffrey
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bethesda, MD Endocrine Society 01-01-2004 Copyright by The Endocrine Society
Subjects:	Adolescent Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - drug therapy Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - physiopathology Aging Biological and medical sciences Body Height Bone Development - physiology Child Endocrinopathies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Growth Disorders - physiopathology Humans Hypothalamus - growth & development Male Medical sciences Mutation Pituitary Gland - growth & development Puberty, Precocious - genetics Puberty, Precocious - physiopathology Receptors, LH - genetics Testis - growth & development Vertebrates: endocrinology Human Synchronous Hypothalamohypophyseal axis Development Skeleton Child Endocrinology
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