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- Title
Effect of combined sex hormone replacement on bone/cartilage turnover in a murine model of osteoarthritis.
- Authors
Yang, Jae-Hyuk; Kim, Ji-Hun; Lim, Deuk-Soo; Oh, Kwang-Jun
- Abstract
Estrogens act on estrogen receptors distributed in articular cartilages, synovial membrane, and ligaments, which are thought to be related with degenerative changes. Meanwhile, progesterone is known to have a weak anabolic action on bone formation This study evaluates the effects of estrogen and progesterone hormone on bone/cartilage turnover in ovariectomized (OVX) rats.
- Publication
Clinics in orthopedic surgery, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 3, p234
- ISSN
2005-4408
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4055/cios.2012.4.3.234