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In boys with abnormal developmental tempo, maturation of the skeleton and the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis remains synchronous.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2004
Flor-Cisneros Armando, Leschek Ellen W, Merke Deborah P, Barnes Kevin M, Coco Marilena, Cutler Gordon B, Baron Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The primary mechanism that initiates puberty is unknown. One possible clue is that pubertal maturation often parallels skeletal maturation. Conditions that delay skeletal maturation also tend to delay the onset of puberty, whereas conditions that accelerate skeletal maturation tend to hasten the...
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