Etiology of gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty

Current Clinical Neurology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 331-344

  Imel, Erik A ^a   Bethin, Kathleen E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; Etiology; GnRH; Gonadotropin dependent; Idiopathic; Intracranial

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HAMARTOMA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 79953650265     PISSN: 15590585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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