Constitutional delay in growth and puberty (CDGP) is associated with hypoleptinaemia
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 50 (6) , 721-726
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00736.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Serum leptin concentrations are higher in early adolescence compared with childhood and may play a facilitatory role in pubertal development. Constitutional delay in growth and puberty (CD...Keywords
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