Puberty marks the end of childhood and is a period when individuals undergo physiological
and psychological changes to achieve sexual maturation and fertility. The hypothalamic …

The onset of puberty and the female ovulatory cycle are important developmental milestones
of the reproductive system. These processes are controlled by a tightly organized network of …

Mientras que la pubertad es un periodo de cambios exclusivamente biológicos, la
adolescencia es el periodo de tiempo entre el inicio de la pubertad y el final del crecimiento …

In this chapter the differences between puberty and adolescence are exposed, puberty is a
biological event and its definition purely obeys statistical criteria. Adolescence is a broader …

Albeit essential for perpetuation of species, reproduction is an energy-demanding function
that can be adjusted to body metabolic status. Reproductive maturation and function can be …

In late 2003, a major breakthrough in our understanding of the mechanisms that govern
reproduction occurred with the identification of the reproductive roles of kisspeptins …

En mamíferos, el control de la temperatura corporal es vital. El estado de consciencia y
control motor en humanos, ocurren a una temperatura de 37° C y las desviaciones pueden …

Puberty is regulated by epigenetic mechanisms and is highly sensitive to metabolic and
nutritional cues. However, the epigenetic pathways mediating the effects of nutrition and …

Precocious puberty is defined as the appearance of secondary sex characteristics before 8
years of age in girls and before 9 years of age in boys. Central precocious puberty (CPP) is …

Neurons that produce gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which control fertility,
complete their nose-to-brain migration by birth. However, their function depends on …