Alendronate as an effective countermeasure to disuse induced bone loss

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-343

  LeBlanc, Adrian D ^a   Driscol, T B ^a   Shackelford, L C ^a   Evans, H J ^a   Rianon, N J ^a   Smith, S M ^a   Feeback, D L ^a   Lai, D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Bed rest; Bone; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CLODRONIC ACID; ETIDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM BALANCE; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0036621039     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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