Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0002p96 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Cross-sectional associations of sex steroids with bone maturation, bone mineral density and bone geometry in boys

Vandewalle Sara , Taes Youri , Fiers Tom , Toye Kaatje , Roggen Inge , Kaufman Jean-Marc , De Schepper Jean

Background: Although both testosterone and estrogens are considered essential for normal bone growth, epiphyseal maturation and bone mass accrual during adolescence, only very few data concerning the changes of estrogens, bone maturation, bone mineral density (BMD) and bone geometry in healthy boys at different pubertal stages have been published.Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between sex steroids and more especially estrogens a...