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Descriptor English: Puberty
Descriptor Spanish: Pubertad
Descriptor pubertad
Scope note: Período en la vida humana en que tiene lugar el desarrollo del sistema hipotálamo-hipófisis- gónadas y alcanza su plena madurez. El comienzo de acontecimientos endocrinos sincronizados en la pubertad lleva a la capacidad para la reproducción (FERTILIDAD), desarrollo de las CARACTERÍSTICAS SEXUALES secundarias y otros cambios que se observan en el DESARROLLO DEL ADOLESCENTE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Puberdade
Descriptor French: Puberté
Tree number(s): G08.686.760
G08.686.841.374
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011627
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: human only: for animal use AGING; GROWTH or SEX MATURATION
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EH ethnologie
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PX psychologie
RE effets des radiations
UR urine
Related: Maturation sexuelle MeSH
DeCS ID: 29534
Unique ID: D011627
NLM Classification: WS 450
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Puberté - Preferred
Concept UI M0018081
Preferred term Puberté



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