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ey0016.1-3 | New Mechanisms | ESPEYB16

1.3. AstA signaling functions as an evolutionary conserved mechanism timing juvenile to adult transition

D Deveci , FA Martin , P Leopold , NM Romero

To read the full abstract: Curr Biol 2019;29:813–822 e4.In vertebrates, puberty is the critical transitional step which leads to major somatic changes and the acquisition of the reproduction function. At the molecular level, puberty equates to the reactivation of the gonadotropic axis after a period of childhood quiescence, and hence increases sex steroid production. This reactivati...