Evaluation of serum kisspeptin levels in girls in the diagnosis of central precocious puberty and in the assessment of pubertal suppression

DEMİRBİLEK, HÜSEYİN; GÖNÇ, ELMAS; Ozon, Alev; ALİKAŞİFOĞLU, AYFER; KANDEMİR, NURGÜN

doi:10.1515/jpem-2011-0445

Evaluation of serum kisspeptin levels in girls in the diagnosis of central precocious puberty and in the assessment of pubertal suppression

Atıf İçin Kopyala

DEMİRBİLEK H., GÖNÇ E. N., Ozon A., ALİKAŞİFOĞLU A., KANDEMİR N.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.25, ss.313-316, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem-2011-0445
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.313-316
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Onset of puberty is dependent on pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). The kisspeptin-GPR54 signaling system has a considerable role in GnRH physiology and induction of puberty.