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Project
Influence of sex steroids on bone mineralization and maturation, (pre)pubertal growth and body composition in late childhood and adolescence in males.
Besides the influence of the individual sex steroid levels we want to investigate the influence of the estrogen/androgen ratio in determining the tempo of bone mineralization and maturation, growth spurt and body composition. We therefore will investigate those parameters during (pre)puberty, in males presenting conditions with suppressed aromatization (ideopatic osteoprosis) as well as in males with increased aromatization (obesity).
Date:1 Oct 2010 → 30 Sep 2014
Keywords:growth spurt, bone mineralization, bone maturation, estrogen, bodycomposition, androgen, child, adolescent
Disciplines:Endocrinology and metabolic diseases, Paediatrics and neonatology, Palliative care and end-of-life care, Regenerative medicine, Other health sciences, Laboratory medicine, Nursing, Other paramedical sciences, Other translational sciences, Other basic sciences, Other clinical sciences, Other medical and health sciences