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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00070/full |