Bringing together the latest knowledge on the growth and development of children and the most important abnormalities of puberty, this comprehensive text presents the current views on the pathogenesis, diagnostic possibilities and therapeutic options of the main deviations from the normal course of puberty (e.g., precocious and delayed puberty). The chain of physical and hormonal changes in the transitional years is carefully followed, including the regulation of the hypothalamic ...
Spis treści
Maturation and Physiology of Hypothalamic Regulation of Gonadal Axis.- Genetic Basis of Puberty.- Hormonal Changes in Childhood and Puberty.- Physical Changes in Puberty...
O autorze
Philip Kumanov, MD, Ph D, DMed Sci, Member (Academician) of European Academy of Andrology (EAA), Professor for Endocrinology, Clinical Center of Endocrinology, Medical Uni...