Relationship of Sex Hormones to Bone Geometric Properties and Mineral Density in Early Pubertal Girls

This study aimed to evaluate the associations among serum 17β-estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), bone geometric properties, and mineral density in 248 healthy girls between the ages of 10 and 13 yr old. The left tibial shaft was measured by peripheral quantitative...

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Published in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 1698 - 1703
Main Authors:	Wang, Qingju, Nicholson, Patrick H. F., Suuriniemi, Miia, Lyytikäinen, Arja, Helkala, Erkki, Alen, Markku, Suominen, Harri, Cheng, Sulin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bethesda, MD Endocrine Society 01-04-2004 Copyright by The Endocrine Society
Subjects:	Absorptiometry, Photon Biological and medical sciences Bone Density Child Endocrinopathies Estradiol - blood Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood Humans Medical sciences Puberty, Precocious - diagnostic imaging Puberty, Precocious - metabolism Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin - analysis Testosterone - blood Tibia - diagnostic imaging Tibia - metabolism Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vertebrates: endocrinology Human Nutrition Metabolic diseases Early Bone mineral density Sex steroid hormone Child Endocrinology
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