Can exercise prevent osteoporosis
Commonly used definitions of osteoporosis rely upon the measurement of bone mass or bone mineral density and regard the difference betw...
The ‚muscle-bone unit‘ in children and adolescents: a 2000 overview
In former views hormones, calcium, vitamin D and other humoral and nonmechanical agents dominated control of postnatal bone strength (a...
Stellenwert zweier unterschiedlicher Knochendichtemeßmethoden zur Bestimmung des Mineralgehalts am peripheren und axialen Skelett
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Between May 1990 and February 1991 we enrolled 212 patients of 410 referred to our clinic for bone mass evaluation according ...
CD200 and its receptor, CD200R, modulate bone mass via the differentiation of osteoclasts
Fusion of macrophages is an essential step in the differentiation of osteoclasts, which play a central role in the development and remo...
Genetics of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a common multifactorial disorder of reduced bone mass. The disorder in its most common form is generalized, affecting t...