Cytokines and hormones that contribute to the positive association between fat and bone

The positive association between body weight and bone density has been established in numerous laboratory and clinical studies. Apart from the direct effect of soft tissue mass on bone through skeletal loading, a number of cytokines and hormones contribute to the positive association between adipose...

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Main Authors: Dorit eNaot, Jillian eCornish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00070/full