Objective: To compare the knowledge and attitude regarding pubertal changes among pre - adolescent girls before and after the pubertal preparedness program (PPP) in experimental and comparison group. Materials and methods: A Quasi experimental (non- equivalent comparison group pretest posttest) design was adopted with 104pre-adolescentgirls (52 in each experimental and comparison group) of age ...

Studies involving the administration of anti-androgens to spotted hyaenas during fetal development have raised questions concerning the precise contributions of steroids to phallic growth in these animals. If gonadal androgens promote postnatal penile growth in males, the following would be expected: (a) a period of accelerated growth accompanying achievement of puberty, and (b) a marked reduct...

OBJECTIVE To review the effects of resistance training programs on pre- and early-pubertal youth in the context of response, potential influence on growth and maturation, and occurrence of injury. DESIGN Evidence-based review. METHODS Twenty-two reports dealing with experimental resistance training protocols, excluding isometric programs, in pre- and early-pubertal youth, were reviewed in t...

The localization of phosphatases in the epididymis of Madras Red ram during postnatal development was studied. The alkaline phosphatase activity was weak in the preweaning and pre-pubertal periods but with the onset of puberty it was better observed, especially in the epididymal epithelium. In the ductus epididymidis, the activity in the epididymal tubules was greater than that in the inter-tub...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasingly recognized in the paediatric age. In a smaller, but well-established, proportion of paediatric MS patients [20% of total paediatric MS cases: 0.2% to 0.7% of the total MS patients] the onset of disease is before 10 years of age [pre-pubescent (childhood) MS]; in the majority [80%] of paediatric MS patients, however [1.7% to 5.6% of the total MS population...

To investigate uterine fluid and serum calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) variations during the estrus cycle in water buffaloes, 71 genital tracts and blood samples were collected from the abattoir in Urmia. The phase of the estrous cycle was determined by examining ovarian structures. 18 animals were pro-estrous, 15 estrous, 16 met-estrous and 22 diestrous. The uterine fluid was collected by gent...