Puberty : physiology and abnormalities /: physiology and abnormalities. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Philip Kumanov, Ashok Agarwal.
• Editors: Kumanov, Filip; (Physician), Agarwal, Ashok
• Contents: Maturation and Physiology of Hypothalamic Regulation of Gonadal Axis.- Genetic Basis of Puberty.- Hormonal Changes in Childhood and Puberty.- Physical Changes in Puberty.- Growth in Childhood and Puberty.- Bone Development in Children and Adolescents.- Body Weight and Puberty.-The environmental factors and epigenetics of gametogenesis in puberty.- Timing of Puberty and Secular Trend in Human Maturation.- Precocious Puberty.- Constitutional Delayed Puberty.- Pubertal Dysfunction - A Disorder of GnRH Pulsatility.- Pubertal Gynecomastia.-Pubertal Acne.- Adolescent Varicocele.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescent Girls.- Growth Hormone and Steroid Assays' Problems in Childhood and Puberty.- Psychosocial Development of Adolescents with and without Deviations.- Substance use in adolescence.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Subjects: 612.661; Medicine; Puberty; Medical -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical -- Pediatrics; Endocrinology; Paediatric medicine; Reproductive Medicine; Endocrinology; Pediatrics; Health & Fitness -- Diseases -- Genetic; Reproductive medicine
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319321226
• Related ISBNs: 9783319321202
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.