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July 2001 in “APMIS. Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica./APMIS” Estrogens are key for bone growth spurts in both boys and girls and affect growth into adulthood.
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” Regulating certain sex hormones may help delay facial aging.
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