Simvastatin increases osteoblasts and osteogenic proteins in ovariectomized rats

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 296-303

  Ho, M L ^a   Chen, Y H ^a   Liao, H J ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Hung, S H ^a,b   Lee, M J ^a,c   Fu, Y C ^a   Wang, Y H ^a,b   Wang, G J ^c   Chang, J K ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone formation; Osteoblasts; Osteogenic proteins; Ovariectomy; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; OSTEOCALCIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE MASS; BONE TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMUR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIBIA; TRABECULAR BONE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; OSTEOBLASTS; OVARIECTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 62349114848     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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