The phrase "accelerate puberty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions related to biology, health, or developmental psychology, particularly when referring to factors that may speed up the onset of puberty.
Example: "Certain environmental factors and hormonal treatments can accelerate puberty in children."
Alternatives: "hasten puberty" or "speed up puberty".
In some tests of female mice, exposure appeared to accelerate puberty.
Studies with laboratory animals have shown that it appears to accelerate puberty and pose a cancer risk.
BPA has estrogenlike effects, and animal studies have suggested that exposure may accelerate puberty and raise a potential risk of cancer.
Some studies have suggested that the chemical may accelerate puberty, but the agency concluded during the Bush administration that it was safe at levels found in the American market.
Recent studies have suggested that weak maternal bonding is a risk factor for early puberty". Another possibility is that higher income girls in father-absent homes may be exposed to more artificial light – which has been shown to accelerate puberty in animal studies – through television, computers and other forms of technology, according to the study authors.
PFOS has been linked to cancer, thyroid problems and chronic kidney disease, and can accelerate puberty, delay mammary gland development, lower sperm count and raise cholesterol.
It is also linked to disruption in brain chemistry and, in female rodents, accelerated puberty.
This group of synchronised lovelies were said to send teenage boys into accelerated puberty though their routines were curiously sexless affairs.
And it concluded that certain mouse studies on accelerated puberty in females were convincing.
In animals, pheromones affect reproductive behavior, for instance accelerating puberty or blocking pregnancy.
The long-term consequence of this accelerated puberty on ovarian function is unknown.
