Diurnal variation of gonadotropin levels in girls with early stages of puberty

Purpose Pubertal gonadotropin secretion shows circadian pattern and the luteinizing hormone (LH) levels tend to rise in later stages of puberty in girls. We studied the usefulness of basal LH in the evaluation of central precocious puberty with emphasis on the influence of sampling time. Methods Med...

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Main Authors: Yu Sun Kang, Dong-Yoon Yoo, In Hyuk Chung, Eun-Gyong Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2017-09-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-2017-22-3-183.pdf