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TheMooseIsBlue t1_j796zmh wrote

Reply to comment by Ech_01 in What causes the onset of puberty specifically? by Voomit

This is like a game of wack-a-mole. One thing is triggered by another, which was triggered by another, but we still can’t seem to get to the why. I interpret OP’s question to be “why does it start at the age it does,” so why doesn’t this cause and effect chain start at like age 5 or age 20 or age 50?

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Ech_01 t1_j7acdbt wrote

Like i said in my comment above, leptin hormone starts spiking during the age of 10 which releases the inhibition on KDNy-neurons and thus we get release of Kiss peptides, thus GnRH starts getting released and we get FSH and LH (thus Testosterone)

Check my other comment in this thread for more detail

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