Keywords: amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PINP), bone mineral density (BMD), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), osteocalcin (OC), Osteoporosis
08/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterPurpose: Premature osteoporosis is a frequent problem in female athletes. Current concepts suggest that a disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis leads to hypoestrogenism, which then causes amenorrhea and osteoporosis...
Keywords: bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), Exercise, osteocalcin (OC), osteoprotegerin (OPG), serum ?-crosslaps (CTx), soluble TNF-?-receptor antagonist ligand (sRANKL)
12/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter