The role of the pineal in endocrine modulation of puberty;Il ruolo della pineale nel controllo endocrino della pubertà

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Aleandri, V ^a,b   Spina, V ^a   Ciardo, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pineal body, physiology; Puberty

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 2542603912     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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