Low protein intake: The impact on calcium and bone homeostasis in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Kerstetter, Jane E ^a   O'Brien, Kimberly O ^b   Insogna, Karl L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Calcium absorption; Dietary protein; Parathyroid hormone; Urinary calcium

Indexed keywords

ACID; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SKELETON;

EID: 0037373156     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.855s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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