L-arginine, the natural precursor of NO, is not effective for preventing bone loss in postmenopausal women

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 471-479

  Baecker, Natalie ^a   Boese, Andrea ^a   Schoenau, Eckhard ^b   Gerzer, Rupert ^a   Heer, Martina ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; Bone QCT; Bone turnover markers; Nutrition; Treatments

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; PLACEBO; PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE DISEASE; BONE MASS; BONE METABOLISM; BONE STRUCTURE; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRECURSOR; TRABECULAR BONE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ARGININE; BONE REMODELING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 14344260050     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.041121     Document Type: Article

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