Serum Osteocalcin Is Not Associated with Glucose but Is Inversely Associated with Leptin across Generations of Nondiabetic Women
Author(s) -
Chunyan Lu,
Kaisa K. Ivaska,
Markku Alén,
Qingju Wang,
Timo Törmäkangas,
Leiting Xu,
Petri Wiklund,
Tuija M. Mikkola,
Satu Pekkala,
Haoming Tian,
H. Kalervo Väänänen,
Sulin Cheng
Publication year - 2012
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.2012-2045
Subject(s) - endocrinology , adiponectin , medicine , leptin , osteocalcin , adipokine , insulin resistance , insulin , carbohydrate metabolism , biology , obesity , biochemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme
The skeleton is recognized as an important player in energy metabolism through its interactions with other tissues. Whether the association of osteocalcin with glucose metabolism is age dependent has not been fully addressed.
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