Skeletal sexual dimorphism: Relative contribution of sex steroids, GH-IGF1, and mechanical loading

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Callewaert, Filip ^a   Sinnesael, Mieke ^a   Gielen, Evelien ^a   Boonen, Steven ^a   Vanderschueren, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; STEROID RELEASE; TRABECULAR BONE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78049380720     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-10-0209     Document Type: Review

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