Ghrelin, the gonadal axis and the onset of puberty

Endocrine Development

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-82

  Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; FERTILITY; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; INSULIN RELEASE; LIFESPAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84877997143     PISSN: 14217082     EISSN: 16622979     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000346055     Document Type: Article

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