BMD
Bone mineral density
BMI
Body mass index
BPA
Bisphenol A
CALIPER
Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Pediatric Reference Interval Database
CB1Rs
Cannabinoid-1 receptors
CBG
Cortisol binding globulin
CDGP
Constitutional delay of growth and puberty
CDP
Constitutional delayed puberty
CGIs
CpG islands
CYP19A1
Cytochrome P 450 19 A1
DBCP
Dibromochloropropane
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DHEA
Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEAS
DHEA-sulfate
DNMTs
DNA methyltransferases
e-cigarette
Electronic cigarette
EDC
Endocrine disrupting chemicals
endo-siRNAs
Endogenous sinus
FSH
Follicle stimulating hormone
GALP
Galanin-like peptide
GC-MS
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GH
Growth hormone
GHBP
Growth hormone binding protein
GHD
GH deficiency
GHRH
GH-releasing hormone
GnRH
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GNRH
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GNRHR
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor
H
Histone
HDM
Histone demethylases
HPC
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal
HTM
Methyltransferases
IA(s)
Immunoassay(s)
ID-MS
Isotope dilution MS
IGF
Insulin-like growth factor
IGFBP
IGF-binding protein
IGF-I
Insulin-like growth factor-I
IHH
Idiopathic hypogonadotopic hypogonadism
IS
International standard
K
Lysine
KISS-1
Kisspeptin 1
LC-MS
Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
LC-MS/MS
Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry
LH
Luteinizing hormone
miRNAs
MicroRNAs
MS
Mass spectrometry
nAChR
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIBSC
National Institute of Biological Standards and Control
NPY
Neuropeptide Y
PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls
POP
Persistent organic pollutants
QC
Quality control
RISC
RNA-induced silencing complex
SHBG
Sex hormone binding globulin
THC
∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
TPs
Transition proteins
UTR
Untranslated region