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Bone Loss
Impact of estrogen loss on bone turnover determined
September 8th, 2005
The impact of estrogen deficiency on bone turnover has been elucidated, with the help of a novel labeling system. "Estrogen loss has been known to increase bone turnover through accelerated bone resorption coupled by increased bone formation," scientists in South Korea explained. In a recent study, K.S. Jeong and colleagues at Kyungpook National University "measured estrogen's effect on bone turnover by incorporation of 2H from 2H2 O into amino acids." "At 6 weeks of age, rats were either sham-operated (sham) or ovariectomized (ovx)," the investigators wrote in the journal Calcified Tissue...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-08)
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