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Serum osteoprotegerin levels are related to height loss: The Tromsø Study

Severe loss of body height is often a consequence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand (RANKL) are cytokines essential for the regulation of bone resorption. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the OPG/...

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Autores principales: Jørgensen, Lone, Hansen, John-Bjarne, Brox, Jan, Mathiesen, Ellisiv, Vik, Anders, Jacobsen, Bjarne K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21331661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-011-9555-8