Phthalates may promote female puberty by increasing kisspeptin activity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2765-2773

  Chen, Chung Yu ^a   Chou, Yen Yin ^b   Wu, Yu Min ^a   Lin, Chan Chau ^a   Lin, Shio Jean ^b   Lee, Ching Chang ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

estrogen receptor ; kisspeptin; leuprorelin acetate; precocious puberty; urinary phthalate metabolites

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TAIWAN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR Α; KISSPEPTIN; LEUPRORELIN ACETATE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; URINARY PHTHALATE METABOLITES;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KISSPEPTINS; LINEAR MODELS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 84885092035     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det325     Document Type: Article

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