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- noun A stage of
maturation of thecortex of thehuman adrenal glands , related topuberty , typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving bothstructural andfunctional changes.
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- noun the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty
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When puberty (which can be described as adrenarche or menarche) occurs (it's getting ever earlier with a combination of abundant nutrition and environmental factors), THEN meiosis begins to form eggs (in the female) and sperm (in the male).
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During the physiological process of adrenarche, the adrenal glands of healthy children secrete increasing amounts of weak androgenic steroids partly metabolized to potent sex steroids.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2009
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Premature adrenarche leads to polycystic ovary syndrome?
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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