الفهرس 
PubertyOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
At puberty, there is a swift increase in body size,
a change in body shape and body composition, and a rapid
development of the gonads, the reproductive organs, and
characters signalling sexCJal !:’.a:c~.:cl:C\”. These changes are brought
about by hormones, either secreted for the first time or
secreted in much higher amo~r.::.s than prepubertaly
1983).
Previous studies of p”Jbertal development of Egyptiar.
girls did not refer to the cha~ges in body shape and body
composition. The aim of ttis t:~esis is to study pubertal
development, body proportions and bo::Jy composition in relation
to the hormonal profile.
on these parameters is also ccnsidered.