Description: When Puberty Is Precocious : Scientific and Clinical Aspects, Hardcover by Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch (EDT); Walvoord, Emily C., . (EDT), ISBN 158829742X, ISBN-13 9781588297426, Brand New, Free shipping in the US All jokes about teenagers being hormones with feet aside, a significant number of teens can be said to have specific disorders involving early onset of puberty. This collection focuses not only on problem cases but also on the effects of puberty across the general cohort, taking a multidisciplinary approach that includes anthropological, epidemiological, clinical and molecular perspectives. The 21 entries cover neuroendocrine control of puberty in rodents, non-human primates, and humans and includes information on general regulation of the variation in pubertal timing; trends that may or may not lead to changes in onset; isolated breast development in very young girls or in boys; adrenal abnormalities; gonadotropin-dependent and -independent precocious puberty; and environmental factors appearing in such cases as endocrine disruption or signs of precocious puberty internationally adopted girls. Includes illustrations and clinical photographs. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: When Puberty Is Precocious : Scientific and Clinical Aspects
Number of Pages: Xii, 459 Pages
Publication Name: When Puberty Is Precocious : Scientific and Clinical Aspects
Language: English
Publisher: Humana Press
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Pediatrics, Parapsychology / Esp (Clairvoyance, Precognition, Telepathy), Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diseases
Item Weight: 38.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Emily C. Walvoord
Subject Area: Body, Mind & Spirit, Medical
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
