The pathophysiology of the aging skeleton

Current Osteoporosis Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 235-240

  Syed, Farhan A ^b   Ng, Alvin C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Bone loss; Hormones; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SEROTONIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE AGE; BONE CELL; BONE DISEASE; BONE MARROW; BONE MASS; BONE REMODELING; CELL AGING; DIETARY INTAKE; FRACTURE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOGONADISM; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

AGED; AGING; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; ELDER NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEROTONIN; TELOMERE;

EID: 77958111180     PISSN: 15441873     EISSN: 15442241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11914-010-0035-y     Document Type: Review

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