Open AccessSex differences in FSH-regulatory peptides in pubertal age boys and girls and effects of sex steroid treatment
Author(s) -
C. Foster
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh284
Subject(s) - follistatin , medicine , endocrinology , sex steroid , testosterone (patch) , follicle stimulating hormone , gonadotropin , steroid , biology , hormone , luteinizing hormone
FSH concentrations are higher in girls than in boys before puberty. We hypothesized that steroid-mediated changes in FSH-regulatory proteins underlie the sex differences in FSH secretion and pubertal timing.
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