Diet and menarche in different ethnic groups. Export

@article{citeulike:3517820, abstract = {Plasma hormone concentrations have been measured in Bantu girls aged 8-14 yr, who have a late menarche and a low risk of breast cancer, and in Caucasian girls who have an early menarche and are at high risk. Plasma dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and the DHEA/androstenedione ratio were significantly higher in Caucasian than in Bantu girls, at all ages studied. LH levels were higher in Bantu girls. Nutritional factors partially control the age of menarche. Diet-related DHEA levels may be a trigger for the onset of puberty.}, author = {Hill, P. and Wynder, E. L. and Garbaczewski, L. and Helman, P. and Hill, M. and Sporangisa, J. and Huskisson, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {3517820}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6447072}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=6447072}, issn = {0014-2964}, journal = {European journal of cancer}, keywords = {bantu, caucasian, dhea, diet, estrogen, measurement, nutrition}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {519--525}, posted-at = {2008-11-15 00:37:05}, priority = {2}, title = {Diet and menarche in different ethnic groups.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6447072}, volume = {16}, year = {1980} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3517820 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3517820 N2 - Plasma hormone concentrations have been measured in Bantu girls aged 8-14 yr, who have a late menarche and a low risk of breast cancer, and in Caucasian girls who have an early menarche and are at high risk. Plasma dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and the DHEA/androstenedione ratio were significantly higher in Caucasian than in Bantu girls, at all ages studied. LH levels were higher in Bantu girls. Nutritional factors partially control the age of menarche. Diet-related DHEA levels may be a trigger for the onset of puberty. IS - 4 JF - European journal of cancer SN - 0014-2964 EP - 525 TI - Diet and menarche in different ethnic groups. VL - 16 SP - 519 KW - bantu KW - caucasian KW - dhea KW - diet KW - estrogen KW - measurement KW - nutrition AU - Hill, P AU - Wynder, EL AU - Garbaczewski, L AU - Helman, P AU - Hill, M AU - Sporangisa, J AU - Huskisson, J PY - 1980/04// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6447072 ER -