Osteocalcin and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 as biochemical skeletal maturity indicators
Abstract Background With change in concepts of growth determination methods, there is a surge in the measurement of biomarkers for appraisal of growth status. Osteocalcin is a bone-specific protein and was observed to parallel the normal growth curve. Hence, the present study was intended to assess...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Progress in Orthodontics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-017-0184-y |