| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 468 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Contemporary endocrinology |
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Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
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| Contents |
Part I: Neuroendocrine control of puberty. Control of puberty in rodents: special focus on the female ; Control of puberty in non-human primates ; Control of puberty in humans ; Genetic regulation of the variation in pubertal timing -- Part II: Secular trends and the onset of puberty. Puberty is starting earlier in the 21st century ; BMI and the onset of puberty ; Puberty timing remains unchanged -- Part III: Isolated breast development. Premature thelarche ; Gynecomastia: epidemiology, pathophysiology and management -- Part IV: Adrenal abnormalities and puberty. Premature adrenarche: harbingers and consequences ; Pubertal consequences of being born small for gestational age ; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ; Polycystic ovarian syndrome in the peripubertal period ; Psychological and social problems in children with premature adrenarche and precocious puberty -- Part V: Gonadotropin dependent precocious puberty. Etiology of gonadotropin dependent precocious puberty ; Treatment of gonadotropin dependent precocious puberty -- Part VI: Gonadotropin independent precocious puberty. McCune-Albright syndrome: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management ; Familial male limited precocious puberty ; Gonadal and adrenal tumors -- Part VII: Environmental effects on puberty. The role of endocrine disruptors in pubertal development ; Precocious puberty in internationally adopted girls |
| Summary |
"When Puberty is Precocious: Scientific and Clinical Aspects provides a unique continuum of expertise, looking at puberty from anthropologic, epidemiologic, clinical, and molecular perspectives. The volume addresses broad pubertal changes in the general population while at the same time providing in depth information about specific disorders of puberty and the latest management changes."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Precocious puberty.
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Puberty, Precocious -- physiopathology
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Endocrine Disruptors -- therapeutic use
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Psychosexual Development -- physiology
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Puberty, Precocious -- etiology
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Puberty, Precocious
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Precocious puberty
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch.
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Walvoord, Emily C.
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| LC no. |
2007927137 |
| ISBN |
9781597454995 |
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1597454990 |
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9781603270427 |
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1603270426 |
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661097215X |
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9786610972159 |
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