Items for "serum ?-crosslaps (CTx)"

The assessment of bone metabolism in female elite endurance athletes by biochemical bone markers

Purpose: 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)