Pregnancy-associated changes in bone density and bone turnover in the physiological state: Prospective data on sixteen women

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Fiore, C E ^a,b   Pennisi, P ^a   DiStefano, A ^b   Riccobene, S ^a   Caschetto, S ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone Mineral Density; Bone Resorption; Bone Ultrasonometry; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE TURNOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE RESORPTION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041928151     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41308     Document Type: Article

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