Cortisol secretion and rate of bone loss in a population-based cohort of elderly men and women.
Although excessive glucocorticoids are a well-recognized cause of osteoporosis, little is known about the role of endogenous glucocorticoids in determining skeletal mass. We have performed a detailed study of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to explore the relationships between cortisol...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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