Age-dependent elevations in plasma kisspeptin are observed in boys and girls when compared with adults

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-96

  Jayasena, Channa N ^a   Nijher, Gurjinder M K ^a   Narayanaswamy, Shakunthala ^a   De Silva, Akila ^a   Abbara, Ali ^a   Ghatei, Mohammad A ^a   Bloom, Stephen R ^a   Bridges, Nicola ^b   Dhillo, Waljit S ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; KISS1; Kisspeptin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

KISSPEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

CHILDREN; KISS1; KISSPEPTIN; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84899066620     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004563213485230     Document Type: Article

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