Correlation of interleukin-6 serum levels with bone density in postmenopausal women

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-165

  Papadopoulos, N G ^a   Georganas, K ^a   Skoutellas, V ^a   Konstantellos, E ^b   Lyritis, G P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Nikea General Hospital Athens   (Greece)

^c Th Garofalidis Research Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bone markers; Cytokines; Interleukin 6; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 6; OSTEOCALCIN; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030895575     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02247845     Document Type: Article

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