par Caufriez, Anne 
Référence European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 71, 2, page (215-217)
Publication Publié, 1997-02
Référence European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 71, 2, page (215-217)
Publication Publié, 1997-02
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | In puberty, the growth spurt and the appearance of secondary sex characteristics occur concomitantly with an increase of sex steroids, growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). A number of experiments indicate that sex steroids exert a stimulatory action on the somatotropic axis. This effect is due to amplifying action of oestradiol (secreted by tbe ovaries or after testosterone aromatization) on the neuroendocrine regulation of pulsatile GH release. |
