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The neighborhood and home environments: disparate relationships with physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youthJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Ann Behav Med 33:29-38. 2007..To increase participation in physical activity, it is important to understand the factors associated with a child's choice to be physically active or sedentary. The neighborhood and home environments may be related to this choice...- Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young childrenJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Prev Med 43:437-41. 2006..To determine associations of the neighborhood and home television environments with young children's physical activity... - Physical activity as a substitute for sedentary behavior in youthLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Ann Behav Med 29:200-9. 2005..Youth may choose to be sedentary rather than physically active... 
Price and maternal obesity influence purchasing of low- and high-energy-dense foodsLeonard H Epstein
University at Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:914-22. 2007..Limited laboratory research has assessed the effect of price changes on food purchases, and no research on individual differences that may interact with price to influence purchases exists...- Increasing healthy eating vs. reducing high energy-dense foods to treat pediatric obesityLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:318-26. 2008..The objective was to compare targeting increased eating of healthy foods vs. reducing intake of high energy-dense foods within the context of a family-based behavioral weight control program... - Impact of simulated ostracism on overweight and normal-weight youths' motivation to eat and food intakeSarah Jeanne Salvy
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Appetite 56:39-45. 2011..Social adversity, if left unchanged, may increase the difficulty of promoting long-term changes in overweight youths' health behaviors... - Relationship of mother and child food purchases as a function of price: a pilot studyLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, 14214 3000, USA
Appetite 47:115-8. 2006..These results indicate that parental food choice and purchasing behaviors may play a role in the development of children's purchasing of both healthy and unhealthy foods... - What constitutes food variety? Stimulus specificity of foodLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Appetite 54:23-9. 2010..Results show small variations in food characteristics lead to recovery of responding and increased intake after children have habituated... 
Effects of ostracism and social connection-related activities on adolescents' motivation to eat and energy intakeSarah Jeanne Salvy
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 37:23-32. 2012..Assess the effect of ostracism and social connection-related activities on adolescents' motivation to eat and their energy intake...- Metabolic and cardiovascular adjustments during psychological stress and carotid artery intima-media thickness in youthMaya J Lambiase
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Physiol Behav 105:1140-7. 2012..However, it is not known whether excess cardiovascular responses in relation to the metabolic demand correlate with carotid artery intima-media thickness as strongly as traditionally measured cardiovascular reactivity... - Association of liking and reinforcing value with children's physical activityJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, United States
Physiol Behav 93:1011-8. 2008..Thus, liking and RRV of physical activity are independently associated with MVPA. The combination of a high reinforcing value and liking of physical activity is associated with 33% greater participation in MVPA... - The motivation to be sedentary predicts weight change when sedentary behaviors are reducedLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:13. 2011..The present study tests the hypothesis that the motivation to be active or sedentary is correlated with weight change when children reduce their sedentary behavior... - Habituation and within-session changes in motivated responding for food in childrenJennifer L Temple
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Appetite 50:390-6. 2008..Although satiation may contribute to reductions in motivated responding for food when food is consumed, habituation provides a more complete explanation for the results observed in this study... - Habituation and recovery of salivation and motivated responding for food in childrenJennifer L Temple
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, NY 142124, USA
Appetite 46:280-4. 2006.... - Reinforcing value of interval and continuous physical activity in childrenJacob E Barkley
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Physiol Behav 98:31-6. 2009..Children likely participate in short-duration bouts of activity at a high-rate during natural play because it is more reinforcing than longer, continuous activity... - A randomized trial of the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on body mass index in young childrenLeonard H Epstein
Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, 3435 Main St, Room G56, Bldg 26, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:239-45. 2008..To assess the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on children's body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor for the development of overweight in young children... - Influence of changes in sedentary behavior on energy and macronutrient intake in youthLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:361-6. 2005..Changes in sedentary behavior may be related to changes in energy intake... - Effects of allocation of attention on habituation to olfactory and visual food stimuli in childrenLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Physiol Behav 84:313-9. 2005..001), while children in the audiobook group did not habituate. Changes in the rate of habituation when attending to non-food stimuli while eating may be a mechanism for increasing energy intake... - Effect of increasing the choice of active options on children's physically active playDenise M Feda
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, USA
J Sci Med Sport 15:334-40. 2012..To determine whether increasing the choice of physical activity options increases the duration and intensity of children's physically active play... - Autonomy supportive environments and mastery as basic factors to motivate physical activity in children: a controlled laboratory studyJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:16. 2012..The purpose was to test the basic parameters of choice and mastery on children's physical activity time, activity intensity, and energy expenditure... - Stress reactivity and adiposity of youthJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2303-10. 2007..Data from two studies were combined to determine the relationship between reactivity to interpersonal stress and the adiposity of children... - The challenge of identifying behavioral alternatives to food: clinic and field studiesLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Ann Behav Med 30:201-9. 2005..One of the basic principles of behavioral economics interventions is identification of alternative behaviors to compete with the reinforcing value of a highly rewarding commodity... - Dietary variety impairs habituation in childrenJennifer L Temple
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, University of Buffalo, USA
Health Psychol 27:S10-9. 2008..The purpose of these studies was to test the hypothesis that dietary variety decreases the rate of habituation and increases energy intake in children... - Television watching increases motivated responding for food and energy intake in childrenJennifer L Temple
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:355-61. 2007..Sedentary activities, such as watching television, may disrupt habituation to food cues, thereby increasing motivation to eat and energy intake... - Energy intake, parental control of children's eating, and physical activity in siblings discordant for adiposityJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Appetite 55:325-31. 2010..Increased responsivity to dietary variety by overweight siblings does not appear to promoting sibling discordance in overweight as normal weight and overweight siblings responded similarly to dietary variety... - Excess heart rate and systolic blood pressure during psychological stress in relation to metabolic demand in adolescentsMaya J Lambiase
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, United States
Biol Psychol 91:42-7. 2012..Actual SBP was greater (p<0.001) than predicted for all stress tasks. This was the first study to demonstrate that cardiovascular responses were in excess of what would be expected based on metabolic demand in youth... - Family-based obesity treatment, then and now: twenty-five years of pediatric obesity treatmentLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Health Psychol 26:381-91. 2007.... - Habituation as a determinant of human food intakeLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Psychol Rev 116:384-407. 2009..Finally, new directions for habituation research are presented. Habituation provides a novel theoretical framework from which to understand factors that regulate ingestive behavior... - Purchases of food in youth. Influence of price and incomeLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois in Chicago, USA
Psychol Sci 17:82-9. 2006..These results show the potential for controlled laboratory studies of price and food purchases, and show that the substitution of healthier for unhealthy food is related to available money... - Open-loop feedback increases physical activity of youthJames N Roemmich
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:668-73. 2004..This study evaluated the influence of open-loop feedback and reinforcement on physical activity and television (TV) time in a small clinical trial... - The relationship between parent and child self-reported adherence and weight lossBrian H Wrotniak
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, New York 14214-3000, USA
Obes Res 13:1089-96. 2005..DISCUSSION: Child and parent adherence to specific components of family-based behavioral weight control treatment are independent predictors of long-term child and parent percentage overweight change... - Interactive effects of dietary restraint and adiposity on stress-induced eating and the food choice of childrenJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States
Eat Behav 12:309-12. 2011..Both restraint and adiposity moderated the effect of stress on energy intake and food choice. Children with greater adiposity may be at risk for stress-induced eating to contribute to their obesity... - Protective effect of interval exercise on psychophysiological stress reactivity in childrenJames N Roemmich
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Psychophysiology 46:852-61. 2009..05) after exercise compared to TV watching. Fitness was positively associated with HR reactivity. Interval exercise that mimics usual patterns of physically active play dampens cardiovascular reactivity to interpersonal stress... - Variety influences habituation of motivated behavior for food and energy intake in childrenLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:746-54. 2009..Research has shown that variety reduces the rate of habituation, or a general reduction in the rate of responding, for low-energy-density (LED) and high-energy-density (HED) foods... - Overweight children habituate slower than non-overweight children to foodJennifer L Temple
University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Physiol Behav 91:250-4. 2007..Implications of this for prevention and treatment of obesity are discussed... - Cost effectiveness of recruitment methods in an obesity prevention trial for young childrenJodie L Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Prev Med 44:499-503. 2007..Recruitment of participants for clinical trials requires considerable effort and cost. There is no research on the cost effectiveness of recruitment methods for an obesity prevention trial of young children... - Usual energy intake mediates the relationship between food reinforcement and BMILeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:1815-9. 2012..Research is needed to develop methods of modifying RRV(food) to determine experimentally whether manipulating food reinforcement would result in changes in body weight... - Efficacy of family-based weight control program for preschool children in primary careTeresa Quattrin
Pediatric University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Pediatrics 130:660-6. 2012..To test the efficacy of an innovative family-based intervention for overweight preschool-aged children and overweight parents conducted in the primary care setting... - The value of sedentary alternatives influences child physical activity choiceLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Int J Behav Med 11:236-42. 2004.... - Effect of a simulated active commute to school on cardiovascular stress reactivityMaya J Lambiase
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1609-16. 2010..This study tested whether a simulated active commute to school dampened cardiovascular reactivity to a cognitive stressor typical to what children might experience during school... - Influence of methylphenidate on eating in obese menJohn J Leddy
Department of Orthopedics, Sports Medicine Institute, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Obes Res 12:224-32. 2004..We investigated the effects of two doses of short-acting methylphenidate on energy intake over one meal in obese adult males... - Stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity and atherogenesis in adolescentsJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Atherosclerosis 215:465-70. 2011..To examine the association between cardiovascular reactivity to a set of psychological stressors and carotid artery intima-media thickness, a marker of subclinical cardiovascular disease in healthy adolescents... - Pubertal alterations in growth and body composition: IX. Altered spontaneous secretion and metabolic clearance of growth hormone in overweight youthJames N Roemmich
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Metabolism 54:1374-83. 2005.... - Slow rates of habituation predict greater zBMI gains over 12 months in lean childrenLeonard H Epstein
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, USA
Eat Behav 12:214-8. 2011..Future research is needed to understand the mechanism for this effect, and assess whether the habituation phenotype interacts with other behavioral phenotypes, such as food reinforcement, to influence increases in zBMI... - Influence of an interpersonal laboratory stressor on youths' choice to be physically activeJames N Roemmich
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Obes Res 11:1080-7. 2003..To determine whether interpersonal stress reduces youths' motivation to exercise in a laboratory setting... - Effect of peers and friends on youth physical activity and motivation to be physically activeSarah Jeanne Salvy
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:217-25. 2009..To test whether the presence of a peer or a friend increases the motivation to be physically active in overweight and non-overweight youth in a laboratory setting... - Increasing passive energy expenditure during clerical workErik A Beers
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Eur J Appl Physiol 103:353-60. 2008..03). In conclusion, sitting on a therapy ball or standing rather than sitting in an office chair while performing clerical work increases passive energy expenditure... - Validity of the CALER and OMNI-bike ratings of perceived exertionJacob E Barkley
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:760-6. 2008..To test the validity of the Cart and Load Effort Rating (CALER) and OMNI bike RPE scales... - Reducing sedentary behavior: the relationship between park area and the physical activity of youthLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, NY 014214 3000, USA
Psychol Sci 17:654-9. 2006..Greater access to parks was associated with greater physical activity when sedentary behaviors were reduced... - Use of an open-loop system to increase physical activityJames N Roemmich
Dept of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Pediatr Exerc Sci 24:384-98. 2012..04) and control (p < .01) groups. An open-loop system decreases TV viewing and increases physical activity of children for 4-months. TV of the F+R group remained lower at 12 months, suggesting a reduction in screen-time habits... - Choice of interactive dance and bicycle games in overweight and nonoverweight youthLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Ann Behav Med 33:124-31. 2007..One advancement in computer games are interactive games that use physical activity as a game playing controller, combining exercise and entertainment, or exertainment... - Peer influence on children's physical activity: an experience sampling studySarah Jeanne Salvy
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Farber Hall, NY 14214 3000, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 33:39-49. 2008..The primary objective was to examine the associations between social context (the presence of peers, friends, and family members) and physical activity intensity for overweight and lean girls and boys... - Parent weight change as a predictor of child weight change in family-based behavioral obesity treatmentBrian H Wrotniak
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-300, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:342-7. 2004..01). CONCLUSION: Parent z-BMI change is an independent predictor of obese child z-BMI change in family-based behavioral treatment, and youth benefit the most from parents who lose the most weight in family-based behavioral treatments... - Validity of PCERT and OMNI walk/run ratings of perceived exertionJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:1014-9. 2006..This study was conducted to test the validity of the Pictorial Children's Effort Rating Table (PCERT) and OMNI walk/run scales... - Cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress and carotid intima-media thickness in childrenJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Psychophysiology 46:293-9. 2009..12) or HR reactivity (p=.82), independently predicted carotid artery IMT. This study provides initial evidence that SBP reactivity is associated with IMT and perhaps the early pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in childhood... - Influence of parents and friends on children's and adolescents' food intake and food selectionSarah Jeanne Salvy
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 93:87-92. 2011..The influence of parents versus friends on youths' eating behavior has not been directly compared, and little is known about the developmental effects of social influences on their eating behavior... - Comparison of methods to evaluate changes in relative body mass index in pediatric weight controlRocco A Paluch
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14214 3000, USA
Am J Hum Biol 19:487-94. 2007.... - Food characteristics, long-term habituation and energy intake. Laboratory and field studiesLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Appetite 60:40-50. 2013.... - The built environment moderates effects of family-based childhood obesity treatment over 2 yearsLeonard H Epstein
University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY, USA
Ann Behav Med 44:248-58. 2012..Research suggests the neighborhood built environment is related to child physical activity and eating... - Magnesium deficiency is associated with insulin resistance in obese childrenMilagros G Huerta
University of Virginia, Department of Pediatrics, Box 800386, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Diabetes Care 28:1175-81. 2005..This study was designed to determine whether obese children exhibit serum or dietary magnesium deficiency and its potential association with IR... - Growth at pubertyAlan D Rogol
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
J Adolesc Health 31:192-200. 2002..These processes are merely magnified during pubertal development but likely are pivotal all along the way from fetal growth to the aging process... - Habituation of salivation and motivated responding for food in childrenLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, Room G56, 3435 Main Street, Building 26, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Appetite 41:283-9. 2003..These results are consistent with the general process theory of motivation that suggests that changes in food reinforced responding may be due in part to habituation... - Increases in overweight after adenotonsillectomy in overweight children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing are associated with decreases in motor activity and hyperactivityJames N Roemmich
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, New York, USA
Pediatrics 117:e200-8. 2006..To examine the effect of adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing on growth, hyperactivity, and sleep and waking motor activity... - Relationship of leptin to bone mineralization in children and adolescentsJames N Roemmich
University of Virginia Health System, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:599-604. 2003..We conclude that serum leptin concentrations do not add to the prediction of bone mineral in youth after accounting for age, fat mass, bone-free fat-free mass, and serum IGF-I and estradiol concentrations... - Dietary restraint and stress-induced snacking in youthJames N Roemmich
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Obes Res 10:1120-6. 2002..Interpersonal stress decreases snacking in low dietary restrained youth but increases snacking in high dietary restrained children, perhaps because of stress-induced disinhibition... - Comparison between two measures of delay discounting in smokersLeonard H Epstein
Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, New York 14214 3000, USA
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 11:131-8. 2003..The size of the difference between the log k values and magnitude of the log k values were positively related. Results suggest k values from the 2 measures are related but may not be used interchangeably... - Bone age and onset of puberty in normal boysArmando Flor-Cisneros
Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1829, USA
Mol Cell Endocrinol 254:202-6. 2006..Our findings do not support the hypothesis that skeletal maturation directly influences the age of pubertal onset in normal boys... - Endocrine control of body composition in infancy, childhood, and pubertyJohannes D Veldhuis
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical and Graduate Schools of Medicine, General Clinical Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Endocr Rev 26:114-46. 2005..The present critical review examines hormonal regulation of body composition in infancy, childhood, and puberty... - Somatotropic and gonadotropic axes linkages in infancy, childhood, and the puberty-adult transitionJohannes D Veldhuis
Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, General Clinical Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Endocr Rev 27:101-40. 2006..Significant advances in systems biology will be needed to address these challenges...