Early and late weight gain and the timing of puberty

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 254-255, Issue , 2006, Pages 140-145

  Dunger, David B ^a   Ahmed, M Lynn ^a   Ong, Ken K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catch up growth; Fetal growth restraint; Puberty; Tempo of growth

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADRENARCHE; ARTICLE; CATCH UP GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HERITABILITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MENARCHE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33745965475     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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