Serum kisspeptin levels in Korean girls with central precocious puberty

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 927-931

  Rhie, Young Jun ^a,b   Lee, Kee Hyoung ^a   Eun, So Hee ^a   Choi, Byung Min ^a   Chae, Hyun Wook ^b   Kwon, Ah Reum ^b   Lee, Woo Jung ^b   Kim, Jung Hyun ^b   Kim, Ho Seong ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central precocious puberty; G protein coupled receptor 54; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; KISS1 gene; Kisspeptin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLLITROPIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; SOUTH KOREA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 79960128379     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.927     Document Type: Article

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