Sex-Dependent Variations and Timing of Thyroid Growth during Puberty1
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Sex-dependent variations and timing of thyroid growth during puberty.
Marked changes in thyroid function occur during puberty as an adaptation to body and sexual development. Characteristics of thyroid growth were investigated in 259 healthy adolescents (110 girls and 149 boys), aged 11--17 yr, in an urban area of Switzerland with sufficient iodine supply. The thyroid volume determined by ultrasonography was correlated with chronological age, body weight, body he...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.2.7209