PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF VITAMIN D3 IN METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE (MPA) INDUCED LOSS OF BONE METABOLISM MARKERS AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN THE LUMBAR SPINE OF RAT

Although some vitamins have been shown to prevent glucocorticoids induced osteoporosis in short time, the magnitude of this effect remains to be clarified. The aim of this study was to evaluate protective effect of vitamin D3 on methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) induced osteoporosis in rats. Twenty-f...

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Main Authors: I. Ragerdi-Kashani, A. Sobhani, F. Moradi, P. Pasbakhsh F. Sargolzaei-Avval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3232