The response to calcitriol therapy in postmenopausal osteoporotic women is a function of initial calcium absorptive status.

Need, A G; Morris, H A; Horowitz, M; Nordin, B E

Need, A G; Morris, H A; Horowitz, M; Nordin, B E.

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Need AG; Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.

Calcif Tissue Int ; 61(1): 6-9, 1997 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9192503

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Bone Density/drug effects; Calcitriol/therapeutic use; Calcium/pharmacokinetics; Intestinal Absorption/drug effects; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/drug therapy; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers/urine; Calcitriol/administration & dosage; Calcitriol/pharmacology; Calcium/urine; Calcium, Dietary/administration & dosage; Calcium, Dietary/pharmacokinetics; Calcium, Dietary/therapeutic use; Creatinine/urine; Female; Forearm/diagnostic imaging; Forearm/physiology; Humans; Hydroxyproline/urine; Isotope Labeling; Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae/physiology; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/complications; Radiography; Spinal Fractures/diagnostic imaging; Spinal Fractures/drug therapy; Spinal Fractures/etiology; Spinal Fractures/physiopathology; Treatment Outcome

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Calcitriol / Bone Density / Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Calcium / Intestinal Absorption Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Language: En Journal: Calcif Tissue Int Year: 1997 Type: Article

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