title: Natural versus surgical menopause: implications for the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4 / Q000097:blood; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D008593:Menopause / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D018974:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 4; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I