Opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal weight gain on adrenarche in normal boys and girls

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2647-2651

  Ong, Ken K ^a   Potau, Neus ^b   Petry, Clive J ^a   Jones, Richard ^c   Ness, Andrew R ^c   Honour, John W ^d   De Zegher, Francis ^e   Ibáñez, Lourdes ^f   Dunger, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ADRENARCHE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID STORAGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2942633569     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031848     Document Type: Conference Paper

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