Change in Cortical Bone Density and Its Distribution Differs between Boys and Girls during Puberty | Zendy

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Change in Cortical Bone Density and Its Distribution Differs between Boys and Girls during Puberty

Author(s) -

Saija Kontulainen,

Heather Macdonald,

Heather McKay

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-0136

Subject(s) - bone density , psychology , cortical bone , developmental psychology , biology , endocrinology , anatomy , osteoporosis

Postmenarchal girls and premenopausal women have 3-4% higher cortical bone density (CoD, milligrams per cubic centimeter), compared with postpubertal boys and men, respectively. Females' denser cortical bone is thought to serve as a calcium reservoir for reproductive needs. However, prospective data are lacking that describe CoD development and bone mineral density distribution during puberty in both sexes.

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