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Endocrine Aspects of Normal Pubertal Development

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Paediatric Endocrinology in Clinical Practice

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Puberty is the period within the larger developmental segment of life called adolescence, during which many changes in somatic growth, maturation of gonads and development of secondary sex characteristics occur so reproduction of the species can be maintained. Several review articles have summarized the endocrinologic and metabolic changes observed during this period1–11.

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  1. James Spence Professor of Child Health, The Children’s Clinic, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    A. Aynsley-Green

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Sizonenko, P.C. (1984). Endocrine Aspects of Normal Pubertal Development. In: Aynsley-Green, A. (eds) Paediatric Endocrinology in Clinical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5610-0_11

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