New thoughts on female precocious puberty

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-256

  Ojeda, S R ^a   Heger, S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroglial cells; Female sexual precocity; Gonadotropin hormone releasing hormone; Growth factors; Hypothalamus; Neuron glia communication; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GONADORELIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBITORY AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PUBERTY; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0035098397     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2001.14.3.245     Document Type: Review

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