A longitudinal assessment of hormonal and physical alterations during normal puberty in boys. V. Rising leptin levels may signal the onset of puberty

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1066-1070

  Mantzoros, Christos S ^a   Flier, Jeffrey S ^a   Rogol, Alan D ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONES; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROTEINS; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030980198     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.4.1066     Document Type: Article

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