The bone mineralization density distribution as a fingerprint of the mineralization process

Bone

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1308-1319

  Ruffoni, D ^a   Fratzl, P ^a   Roschger, P ^b   Klaushofer, K ^b   Weinkamer, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bone mineralization density distribution; Mineralization kinetics; Remodeling; Theoretical model; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSTEOID; STEADY STATE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34147181146     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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