Puberty
"Puberty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D011627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.760 G08.686.785.880.374
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puberty" by people in Profiles.
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Markofski MM, Volpi E. Protein metabolism in women and men: similarities and disparities. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2011 Jan; 14(1):93-7.
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Leen-Feldner EW, Reardon LE, Zvolensky MJ. Pubertal status and emotional reactivity to a voluntary hyperventilation challenge predicting panic symptoms and somatic complaints: a laboratory-based multi-informant test. Behav Modif. 2007 Jan; 31(1):8-31.
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Leen-Feldner EW, Reardon LE, McKee LG, Feldner MT, Babson KA, Zvolensky MJ. The interactive role of anxiety sensitivity and pubertal status in predicting anxious responding to bodily sensations among adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2006 Dec; 34(6):799-812.
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Attarzadeh F. Seasonal variation in stature and body weight. Int J Orthod. 1983 Dec; 21(4):3-5, 7-12.
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Taylor DC. Ontogenesis of chronic epileptic psychoses: a reanalysis. Psychol Med. 1971 May; 1(3):247-53.