Body fat as a regulator of bone mass: Experimental evidence from animal models

Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-229

  Hamrick, Mark W ^a   Della Fera, Mary Anne ^b   Baile, Clifton A ^c   Pollock, Norman K ^a   Lewis, Richard D ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Glucose; High fat diet; Lipids; Mesenchymal stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905079313     PISSN: 15348644     EISSN: 15590119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12018-009-9046-6     Document Type: Review

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