The pubertal spurt: Effects of sex steroids on growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor I

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-217

  Caufriez, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

growth hormone; insulin like growth factor I; oestrogens; pubertal spurt; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

EID: 0031080973     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02638-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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