title: [Bone mass accrual during infancy].
abstract: Bone mass during infantile period relates closely to adult bone mass and small bone mass in infancy has been thought as one of the risk factors for osteoporosis. Although bone mass accrual during infantile period is determined by perinatal condition, nutrition and endocrine factors, among these factors, infant growth at third trimester of pregnancy is important to determine life-long bone health. For nutritional factors, vitamin D and calcium are important. The effects of estrogen on infant bone are also discussed.
authors: Department of pediatrics, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Japan.
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium