The Neurobiology of Puberty Book

1	Development of GnRH neurons important for the onset of reproductive endocrine and behavioral functions	3
2	Transcriptional regulation of the GnRH gene	15
3	Processing of the GnRH prohormone	25
4	Interacting transmembrane signals regulating GnRH and LH secretion	41
5	Neuronal circuits regulating gonadotropin release in the rat	55
6	Morphological basis for neuronal control of GnRH secretion in the monkey	73
7	Operation of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator	87
8	A role for TGF[alpha] in the neuroendocrine control of female puberty	103
9	The control of the onset of puberty in the rat: potential role of neuropeptide Y	119
10	The role of excitatory amino acids in triggering the onset of puberty	129
11	Mechanisms controlling the onset of puberty in primates: the role of GABAergic neurons	139
12	Induction of galanin gene expression in GnRH and GHRH neurons: a common motif in pubertal maturation of the growth and reproductive axes	153
13	Central nervous system mast cells and reproduction	163
14	The neurobiology of the prepubertal restraint of pulsatile GnRH release in the monkey	175
15	GnRH pulse generator activity during human puberty	185
16	Pathophysiology of central precocious puberty	199
17	Central puberty in disorders with accelerated peripheral maturation	209
18	Sex steroid control of gonadotropin secretion in the human male: lessons from the human models of normal and gonadotropin-releasing hormone-deficient men	217
19	CNS lesions, neurologic disorders, and puberty in man	229
20	Metabolic signals and the timing of puberty in sheep	243
21	Metabolic signals and puberty in primates	259
22	Growth and puberty in man	271
23	Human puberty and metabolic disorders	281
24	Treatment of girls with central precocious puberty with depot GnRH analogue therapy	297
25	Effect of GnRHa therapy in children with idiopathic precocious puberty on growth hormone secretory dynamics and levels of GHBP	303
26	A multicenter trial of depot leuprolide for central precocious puberty	313
27	Hormonal evaluation during and after long-term treatment with a slow-release GnRH agonist of children with central precocious puberty; effect on final height	319
28	Completion of growth and puberty in girls with central precocious puberty following long-term GnRH agonist-induced pituitary-gonadal suppression	327
29	Fourth international conference on the control of the onset of puberty	337
	Author index	343
	Subject index	345