Biochemical markers of calcium and bone metabolism during 18 months of lactation in Gambian women accustomed to a low calcium intake and in those consuming a calcium supplement

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1059-1066

  Prentice, Ann ^a   Jarjou, Landing M A ^c   Stirling, Dorothy M ^c   Buffenstein, Rochelle ^b   Fairweather Tait, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BONE ISOENZYME; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; MINERAL; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; SEASONS;

EID: 0031733490     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.4.1059     Document Type: Article

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