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[Animal models of osteoporosis]
L H da Paz1, V Jorgetti, N H Yoshinari
1Disciplina de Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
Revista Do Hospital Das Clinicas
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
The authors review the literature regarding the animal models of osteoporosis in two main groups: The resorption-dominant models (oovariectomy, orchiectomy, limbs imobilization, calcium restriction and use of hormonies) and another group, the formation-deficit models (senil rats, SAM mouse, glucocorticoid administration or limbs imobilization.