title: [Critical periods in the pubertal development of girls].
abstract: The authors analyze the results of physical and sexual development of girls at the pubertal period, as well as their blood levels of hormones participating in the growth regulation and characterizing the +hypophyseal-gonadal relations. A staged pattern of pubertal period is emphasized+ and the critical period singled out: the age of menarche onset and establishment of the ovulation cycle (at the age of 14-15).
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mel'nikova
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Savchenko
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Mozheĭko
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nazarova
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zhernovaia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology*; D010060:Ovulation / Q000502:physiology; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary
vernacular_title: Kriticheskie periody v pubertal'nom razvitii devochek.