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Serum levels of vitamin D metabolites and testosterone in male puberty. 1986

S Krabbe, and L Hummer, and C Christiansen

We determined the serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D], 24,25-(OH)2D, and 25,26-(OH)2D every third month in a 2-yr longitudinal study of 20 normal pubertal boys. Seasonal fluctuations and highly significant correlations with the hours of sunshine were found for 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 24,25-(OH)2D and 25,26-(OH)2D, whereas the serum concentrations of 1,25-(OH)2D were not related to sunshine duration. The boys were grouped according to the time at which the maximal increase in serum testosterone occurred, and the serum vitamin D metabolite levels were examined in relation to this point. No significant changes in the serum levels of the vitamin D metabolites were found. When compiling the data according to clinical evaluation of puberty estimated by pubic hair stages (PH1 to PH4), no significant changes in the serum levels of vitamin D metabolites were found. The present data indicate that the marked increase in serum testosterone in male puberty has no significant influence on circulating vitamin D metabolite levels.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008433	Mathematics	The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Mathematic
D011627	Puberty	A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.	Puberties
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012621	Seasons	Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D013739	Testosterone	A potent androgenic steroid and major product secreted by the LEYDIG CELLS of the TESTIS. Its production is stimulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE from the PITUITARY GLAND. In turn, testosterone exerts feedback control of the pituitary LH and FSH secretion. Depending on the tissues, testosterone can be further converted to DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL.	17-beta-Hydroxy-4-Androsten-3-one,17-beta-Hydroxy-8 alpha-4-Androsten-3-one,8-Isotestosterone,AndroGel,Androderm,Andropatch,Androtop,Histerone,Sterotate,Sustanon,Testim,Testoderm,Testolin,Testopel,Testosterone Sulfate,17 beta Hydroxy 4 Androsten 3 one,17 beta Hydroxy 8 alpha 4 Androsten 3 one,8 Isotestosterone
D014807	Vitamin D	A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.