Alfacalcidol prevents age-related bone loss and causes an atypical pattern of bone formation in aged male rats.

Li, M

Alfacalcidol prevents age-related bone loss and causes an atypical pattern of bone formation in aged male rats. [electronic resource] - Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions Mar 2004 - 22-32 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1108-7161


Aging--pathology
Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Density--drug effects
Bone Resorption--drug therapy
Bone and Bones--drug effects
Calcification, Physiologic--drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hydroxycholecalciferols--pharmacology
Lumbar Vertebrae--drug effects
Male
Osteogenesis--drug effects
Osteoporosis--drug therapy
Periosteum--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Testosterone--blood
Tibia--drug effects
Up-Regulation--drug effects
Weight-Bearing--physiology