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Longitudinal development of hormone levels and grey matter density in 9 and 12-year-old twins.
Behavior genetics - 1 May 2015
Brouwer Rachel M, Koenis M M G, Schnack Hugo G, van Baal G Caroline, van Soelen Inge L C, Boomsma Dorret I, Hulshoff Pol Hilleke E
Abstract excerpt
Puberty is characterized by major changes in hormone levels and structural changes in the brain. To what extent these changes are associated and to what extent genes or environmental influences drive such an association is not clear. We acquired circulating levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol and testosterone and magnetic resonance images of the brain from 190 twins at age...
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