Neuroendocrine mechanisms mediating awakening of the human gonadotropic axis in puberty

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-317

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Growth; Pituitary; Puberty; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; PULSE GENERATOR;

EID: 0029943137     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00866767     Document Type: Conference Paper

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