Age-related changes in bone mineral density, cross-sectional area and strength at different skeletal sites in male rats

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-34

  Iida, Haruzo ^a   Fukuda, Satoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age change; Bone mineral density; Male rat; Peak bone mass; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT)

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR; HUMERUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TIBIA; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; FEMUR; HUMERUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036372060     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.29     Document Type: Article

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