• Bone mineral density in vocational and professional ballet dancers 

      Amorim T., Koutedakis Y., Nevill A., Wyon M., Maia J., Machado J.C., Marques F., Metsios G.S., Flouris A.D., Adubeiro N., Nogueira L., Dimitriou L. (2017)
      Summary: According to existing literature, bone health in ballet dancers is controversial. We have verified that, compared to controls, young female and male vocational ballet dancers have lower bone mineral density (BMD) ...
    • Effects on puberty of nutrition-mediated endocrine disruptors employed in agriculture 

      Sakali A.K., Bargiota A., Fatouros I., Jamurtas A., Macut D., Mastorakos G., Papagianni M. (2021)
      Pesticide residues are largely found in daily consumed food because of their extensive use in farming and their long half-life, which prolongs their presence in the environment. Many of these pesticides act as endocrine-disrupting ...
    • Endocrine parameters in association with bone mineral accrual in young female vocational ballet dancers 

      Amorim T., Metsios G.S., Flouris A.D., Nevill A., Gomes T.N., Wyon M., Marques F., Nogueira L., Adubeiro N., Jamurtas A.Z., Maia J., Koutedakis Y. (2019)
      Summary: Less is known on bone mass gains in dancers involved in vocational dance training. The present study found that, as young vocational dancers progress on their professional training, their bone health remains ...
    • From menarche to regular menstruation - Endocrinological background 

      Messinis, I. E. (2006)
      Marked changes in hormone secretion occur from childhood to adulthood. Prior to puberty gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion is markedly suppressed. At the onset of puberty, the hypothalamic gonadostat is ...