| Descriptor English: | Puberty | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Pubertad
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Puberdade | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Puberté | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Puberties |
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| Tree number(s): |
G08.686.760 G08.686.841.374 |
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| 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. |
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| Annotation: | human only: for animal use AGING; GROWTH or SEX MATURATION |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid DE drug effects EH ethnology GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism PH physiology PX psychology RE radiation effects UR urine |
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| Related: |
Sexual Maturation
MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 29534 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D011627 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WS 450 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 |
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Puberty
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0018081 |
| 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. |
| Preferred term | Puberty |
| Entry term(s) |
Puberties |
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