The effects of gonadectomy on bone size, mass, and volumetric density in growing rats are gender-, site-, and growth hormone-specific

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 802-809

  Zhang, X Z ^a   Kalu, D N ^b   Erbas, B ^a   Hopper, J L ^a   Seeman, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; GONADECTOMY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CASTRATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; RATS; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 0032954538     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.5.802     Document Type: Article

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