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Hormonal ‘minipuberty’ influences the somatic development of boys but not of girls up to the age of 6 years
30 May 2015
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OBJECTIVE: Hormonal 'minipuberty' refers to a transient sex-specific surge of LH, FSH, testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) in the first few months of life. We hypothesized a potential long-term effect of this hormonal surge on somatic parameters in the following years and therefore designed this longitudinal study. DESIGN: A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the potential influence of...
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