Measurement of urinary free pyridinolines at menopause and in elderly women: Is the sensitivity similar?

Italian Journal of Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-27

  Pacitti, M T ^a   Minisola, S ^a,b   Ombricolo, E ^a   D'Ambrosio, C ^a   Romagnoli, E ^a   Pellegrino, C ^a   Rosso, R ^a   Mazzuoli, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydroxyproline; Immunoassay; Pyridinolines; Total alkaline phosphatase activity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030847975     PISSN: 11211709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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