title: [Pathophysiology of osteoporosis and bone density determination].
authors.affiliation: Forschungslabor für Calciumstoffwechsel Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Klinik Balgrist Zürich.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dambacher
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rüegsegger
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine; D008875:Middle Aged; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000502:physiology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D006909:Hydroxyproline; D002118:Calcium