Elevated leptin levels in nonobese girls with premature thelarche

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 984-988

  Dundar, Bumin ^a   Pirgon, Ozgur ^b   Sangun, Ozlem ^b   Doguc, Duygu Kumbul ^b  

^a IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Andostenedione; Childhood; Leptin; Precocious puberty; Premature thelarche

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; PALPATION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; ADRENAL GLAND; BONE AGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOGENESIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 84888356283     PISSN: 10815589     EISSN: 17088267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e31829cbe20     Document Type: Article

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