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Estrogen deficiency accelerates lumbar facet joints arthritis
Dramatic increase in the prevalence of lumbar facet joint (LFJ) arthritis in women around the age of menopause indicates a protective role for estrogen in LFJ arthritis. To date, there is no evidence for this indication and the mechanism of such an effect remains poorly understood. In this study, ov...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5431109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469263 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01427-7 |