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