Open AccessAssociations among Insulin, Estrogen, and Fat Mass Gain over the Pubertal Transition in African-American and European-American Girls
Author(s) -
Krista Casazza,
Michael I. Goran,
Barbara A. Gower
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-2776
Subject(s) - estrogen , african american , endocrinology , insulin , transition (genetics) , medicine , estrogen replacement therapy , history , biology , ethnology , gene , genetics
Age at menarche (AgeM) is earlier in African-American (AA) than in European-American (EA) girls. Neither the physiological cause nor the health implications of this difference are known.
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