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New Causes of Central Precocious Puberty: The Role of Genetic Factors
1 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
A pivotal event in the onset of puberty in humans is the reemergence of the pulsatile release of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from hypothalamic neurons. Pathways governing GnRH ontogeny and physiology have been discovered by studying animal models and humans with reproductive disorders. Recent human studies implicated the activation of kisspeptin and its cognate receptor (KISS1/KISS1R) and the...
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