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    Glossary Puberty

    developmental stage marked by physical and hormonal changes for reproduction

    Puberty is the developmental stage during which a child's body undergoes physical and hormonal changes to become capable of sexual reproduction. This period typically involves the growth of body hair, development of secondary sexual characteristics like breast development in females and deepening of the voice in males, and the onset of menstruation in females.

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    1. Environmental Factors and Puberty Timing: Expert Panel Research Needs Pediatrics · 2008 · 284 citations
    2. Puberty in Boys: Correlation of Plasma Levels of Gonadotropins (LH, FSH), Androgens (Testosterone, Androstenedione, Dehydroepiandrosterone and Its Sulfate), Estrogens (Estrone and Estradiol) and Progestins (Progesterone and 17-Hydroxyprogesterone) The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1975 · 96 citations
    3. ADRENOCORTICAL FUNCTION IN PUBERTY Serum ACTH, Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone in Girls and Boys Acta Paediatrica · 1979 · 95 citations
    4. Pubertal Development Pediatrics in review · 2016 · 40 citations
    5. Early lead exposure and pubertal development in a Mexico City population Environment international · 2019 · 29 citations
    6. Postscreening follow-up of the Finnish Prostate Cancer Screening Trial on putative prostate cancer risk factors: vitamin and mineral use, male pattern baldness, pubertal development and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use Scandinavian journal of urology · 2016 · 29 citations
    7. Fluoride exposure and pubertal development in children living in Mexico City Environmental health · 2019 · 22 citations
    8. Serum Androgen Bioactivity in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Boys with Constitutional Delay of Puberty The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2004 · 19 citations
    9. Is age at puberty associated with semen quality and reproductive hormones in young adult life? 2017 · 16 citations
    10. Is increased constitutive skin and hair pigmentation an early sign of puberty? Homo · 2013 · 11 citations
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