The femoral distal epiphysis of ovariectomized rats as a site for studies on osteoporosis: Structural and mechanical evaluations

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-178

  Giavaresi, G ^a   Fini, M ^a   Gnudi, S ^a   De Terlizzi, F ^a   Carpi, A ^a   Giardino, R ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual X ray absorptiometry; Femur; Osteoporosis; Ovariectomized rat; Quantitative ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE EXAMINATION; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR BONE; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035990169     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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