Vitamin D status and bone mass in UK South Asian women
INTRODUCTION: Low vitamin D status is prevalent among South Asians living in the UK. The relationship, however, between serum 25-hydrox...
Detrimental effect of oral contraceptives on parameters of bone mass and geometry in a cohort of 248 young women
The aim of this cross-sectional analysis was to examine the skeletal effects of low-dose monophasic oral contraceptive (OC) use in a co...
Determinants of bone mass and bone size in a large cohort of physically active young adult men
The determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) at multiple sites were examined in a fit college population. Subjects were 755 males (me...
Muskel und Knochen – eine funktionelle Einheit
Einleitung:
Im sich entwickelnden Organismus von Kindern und Jugendlichen steht die Kraft und die Masse der Muskulatur in biologischer ...
Bone loss and mechanical properties of tibia in spinal cord injured men
AIM: The effects of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) on bone in paralyzed areas are well documented but there are few data for the importance o...
Influence of birth weight on peripheral bone in young Gambian adults: a pQCT study
Birth weight has been shown to predict adult skeletal size and bone mineral content independently of postnatal factors. However, it is ...
Influence of birth weight and early diet on peripheral bone in premenopausal Cambridge women: a pQCT study
Epidemiological studies have shown relationships of adult bone mineral status with birth weight and diet in early life. Most of these s...
Smoking is associated with lower bone mineral density and reduced cortical thickness in young men
CONTEXT: Smoking has previously been associated with reduced areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in elderly subjects, but the association...
High bone mineral density in pycnodysostotic patients with a novel mutation in the propeptide of cathepsin K
INTRODUCTION: Pycnodysostosis is typically associated with short stature, multiple fractures without adequate trauma and high bone dens...
Bone loss from the human distal tibia epiphysis during 24 days of unilateral lower limb suspension
Bone loss during immobilization is well documented. Currently, the only means of studying this in human beings is bed rest, which is re...