[Changes in bone mineral content in kidney deficiency].
Bone mineral determination (BMD) of ulna and radius in 184 patients with and without Kidney Deficiency (KD) were assayed.


RESULTS
(BMD) in KD patients was apparently lower than that without KD as well as normal group, no difference between the patients without KD and the normal group, but there was a significant difference between the patients who had same disease with and without KD. The study indicated that BMD in patients with KD had characteristic change. It revealed also the objectivity of Syndrome in TCM.
Cai
X J
XJ
210 Hospital, Dalian.
Zhang
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Huang
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SL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000378:metabolism; D015519:Bone Density; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009393:Nephritis / Q000378:metabolism; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D016710:Yin Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*