title: [Current status of study on animal models of osteoporosis].
abstract: Animal models of osteoporosis lay the foundation of sophisticated studies on osteoporosis. This article reviews the currently most widely-used animal models of osteoporosis and their essential features, arriving at the conclusion that future studies of osteoporosis will be conducted more and more in large animals as ewes and gilts etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Teaching and Research, Branch Campus of First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510315, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Zhang
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D005544:Forecasting; D051379:Mice; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011323:Primates; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012107:Research Design / Q000639:trends; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine