Reference values for serum dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate in healthy children and adolescents with emphasis on the age of adrenarche and pubarche
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Tulay GURAN, Irfan FIRAT, Feyza YILDIZ, İpek KAPLAN BULUT, Mahmut DOGRU, ABDULLAH BEREKET
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 82, pp 712-718
DOI: 10.1111/cen.12612
Summary
ObjectiveAdrenarche is a component of normal pubertal development. Recent decades have witnessed changes in the timing and tempo of puberty in different populations. We aimed to obtain normative data on dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S) secretion in healthy children and to evaluate the age of adrenarche, pubarche and the DHEA-S levels at which pubarche starts in both sexes.