Bone metabolism in anorexia nervosa: Molecular pathways and current treatment modalities

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-421

  Howgate, D J ^a   Graham, S M ^b   Leonidou, A ^c   Korres, N ^d   Tsiridis, E ^d,e   Tsapakis, E ^d  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bone mineral density; Eating disorders; Fracture; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GHRELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; NORGESTIMATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE YY; PRASTERONE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SOMATOMEDIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EMBASE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUATION; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES;

EID: 84873709338     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2095-6     Document Type: Review

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