February 7, 2006Open Access
View Full PaperHormonal and Biochemical Determinants of Trabecular Microstructure at the Ultradistal Radius in Women and Men
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Abstract
In young men, the apparent conversion of thick trabeculae into more numerous, thinner trabeculae is most closely associated with declining IGF-I levels. By contrast, sex steroids are the major hormonal determinants of trabecular microstructure in elderly men and women.