The stature of boys is inversely correlated to the levels of their sertoli cell hormones: Do the testes restrain the maturation of boys?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Morgan, Kirstie ^a   Dennis, Nicola A ^a   Ruffman, Ted ^a   Bilkey, David K ^a   McLennan, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMATURITY; MALE; MATURATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SERTOLI CELL; SHORT STATURE; TESTIS FUNCTION; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; METABOLISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TESTIS;

ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 79957940140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020533     Document Type: Article

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