title: Puberty and mineralization of the skeleton in girls.
abstract: We studied the acquisition of bone mineral and related changes in body mass, pubertal status, and sex hormones in 75 healthy prepubertal and pubertal girls aged 7.5-16 years. Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine (L-1, L-2, L-3, L-4) was measured in children by quantitative computerized tomography. Skeletal mineralization accelerated markedly at puberty. Age, weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) were highly correlated with bone mineral density.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Orbak
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones