Bone mineral density and menstrual irregularities. A comparative study on cortical and trabecular bone structures in runners with alleged normal eating behavior

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-97

  Tomten, S E ^a   Falch, J A ^b   Birkeland, K I ^b   Hemmersbach, P ^b   Hostmark A T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

1 CTP; Amenorrhea; BMD; Bone; Cortical bone; Exercise; Female; Marathon; Menstrual dysfunction; Osteocalcin; Reproduction; Runner; Sex hormones; Stress fracture; Women

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OSTEOCALCIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CORTICAL BONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OSTEOLYSIS; RUNNING; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONES OF UPPER EXTREMITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FIBULA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; RUNNING; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIBIA;

EID: 0031968348     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971888     Document Type: Article

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