title: Soluble cathepsin-L: a marker of bone resorption and bone density?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: T Homas
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Willinger
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000201:enzymology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000201:enzymology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D056668:Cathepsin L; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000097:blood*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D024042:Collagen Type I; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000201:enzymology; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010455:Peptides; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; D003094:Collagen; D002403:Cathepsins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; C534281:CTSL protein, human; D056668:Cathepsin L