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The response to oestrogen deprivation of the cartilage collagen degradation marker, CTX-II, is unique compared with other markers of collagen turnover

INTRODUCTION: The urinary level of the type II collagen degradation marker CTX-II is increased in postmenopausal women and in ovariectomised rats, suggesting that oestrogen deprivation induces cartilage breakdown. Here we investigate whether this response to oestrogen is also true for other type II...

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Autores principales: Bay-Jensen, Anne-Christine, Tabassi, Nadine CB, Sondergaard, Lene V, Andersen, Thomas L, Dagnaes-Hansen, Frederik, Garnero, Patrick, Kassem, Moustapha, Delaissé, Jean-Marie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20527083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2596