"Puberty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.760 G08.686.841.374
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Puberty" by people in this website by year, and whether "Puberty" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puberty" by people in Profiles.
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Male sex hormone concentrations, puberty timing, baldness patterns, and risk of cardiovascular disease. Hormones (Athens). 2025 Sep; 24(3):701-710.
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Puberty and NeuroDevelopment in adolescents (PANDA): a study protocol. BMC Pediatr. 2024 Nov 26; 24(1):768.
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Fluoxetine and Sertraline Inhibit Height Growth and Growth Hormone Signaling During Puberty. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 44(6):538-544.
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Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum. Nat Genet. 2024 Jul; 56(7):1397-1411.
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Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes. Genome Biol. 2024 01 16; 25(1):22.
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Greater male variability in daily energy expenditure develops through puberty. Biol Lett. 2023 09; 19(9):20230152.
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The Social Determinants of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Experiencing Early Puberty. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Apr; 74(4):674-681.
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Developmental brain changes during puberty and associations with mental health problems. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2023 04; 60:101227.
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Analysis of Early-Life Growth and Age at Pubertal Onset in US Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2146873.
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Type 2 diabetes in prepubertal children. Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 11; 22(7):946-950.