Open AccessAssociation between plasma kisspeptin levels and adolescent gynecomastia
Author(s) -
Mustafa Arif Aluçlu,
Selçuk Şen,
Muazez Çevik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.187812
Subject(s) - kisspeptin , gynecomastia , medicine , endocrinology , luteinizing hormone , testosterone (patch) , hormone , estrogen , body mass index , anthropometry , follicle stimulating hormone
Gynecomastia is defined as benign proliferation of male breast glandular tissue. To date, the pathophysiology of adolescent gynecomastia (AG) remains unclear. Kisspeptin is a polypeptide that plays an important role in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormonal axis. In this study, we investigated whether there is a relationship between kisspeptin and AG.