Trends in puberty timing in humans and environmental modifiers

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Toppari, Jorma ^a   Juul, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupter; Environment; Menarche; Puberty

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOSULFAN; LEAD; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ADOPTED CHILD; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; DELAYED PUBERTY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY DISORDERS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS CANCER; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; TIME;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PUBERTY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953916194     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.03.011     Document Type: Review

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