Estrogen receptors α and β have different gender-dependent effects on the adaptive responses to load bearing in cancellous and cortical bone

Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2254-2266

  Saxon, L K ^a   Galea, G ^b   Meakin, L ^b   Price, J ^b   Lanyon, L E ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84860344187     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1977     Document Type: Article

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