The relationship between osteocalcin levels and sexual stages of puberty in male children

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 281-285

  Şen, Tolga Altuǧ ^a   Derman, Orhan ^a   Kinik, Erol ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Male children; Osteocalcin; Pubertal growth

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OSTEOCALCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOCALCIN; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0034305467     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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