The Physiology of Adolescence in Man

Document Type

Article

Authors

Howard E. Kulin, The Pennsylvania State Unviersity, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Abstract

The prepubertal child has an active hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Small but measurable amounts of sex steriods and gonadotropic hormones exist before the time of sexual maturation and interact in a negative feed­back fashion. Puberty in man involves a change in the level of activity of the negative feedback system and the appearance of a positive feedback relationship between gonad and neural centers.

Recommended Citation

Kulin, Howard E. (1974) "The Physiology of Adolescence in Man," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 1, Article 14.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss1/14