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Low TSH levels are not associated with osteoporosis in childhood
Author(s) -
Anastasios Papadimitriou,
Dimitrios T. Papadimitriou,
Anna Papadopoulou,
Polyxeni Nicolaidou,
Andreas Fretzayas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-07-0247
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , deoxypyridinoline , osteocalcin , bone remodeling , parathyroid hormone , bone mineral , osteoporosis , urine , bone resorption , calcium , alkaline phosphatase , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
A recent study on TSH receptor (TSHR) null mice suggested that skeletal loss occurring in hyperthyroidism is caused by the low TSH rather than high thyroid hormone levels. The aim of this study was to examine whether low TSH results in osteoporosis in the human.

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