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Descriptor
English
:
Puberty
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Pubertad
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Puberdade
Tree Number:
G08.520.960.374
Definition
English
:
A period in the human
life
in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in
puberty
lead
to the capacity for
reproduction
(FERTILITY), development of secondary
SEX CHARACTERISTICS
, and other changes seen in
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
human only: for animal use
AGING
;
GROWTH
or
SEX
MATURATION
See Related
English
:
Sexual Maturation
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
drug effects
ethnology
genetics
immunology
metabolism
physiology
psychology
radiation effects
urine
Record Number:
29534
Unique Identifier:
D011627
Occurrence in VHL
:
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