title: Two concepts. II: Effect of estrogen on the skeleton and pelvic ligaments of hens and mammals: experimental and clinical aspects.
abstract: We have as yet no method of treating osteoporosis because we have no clue to its etiology. A study of the evolution of a hen's egg may help us gain insight into the relationship of estrogen to bone formation in mammals.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sutro
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Sutro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002645:Chickens; D004528:Egg Shell / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D002118:Calcium