Effect of hormone replacement therapy on the bone mass and urinary excretion of pyridinium cross-links

CONTEXT: The menopause accelerates bone loss and is associated with an increased bone turnover. Bone formation may be evaluated by several biochemical markers. However, the establishment of an accurate marker for bone resorption has been more difficult to achieve. OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of h...

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Main Authors: Dolores Perovano Pardini, Anibal Tagliaferri Sabino, Ana Maria Meneses, Teresa Kasamatsu, José Gilberto Henriques Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2000-01-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802000000100002&lng=en&tlng=en