The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone
Knopp E, Troiano N, Bouxsein M, Sun BH, Lostritto K, Gundberg C, Dziura J, Insogna K. The Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Response to Intermittent Treatment with Parathyroid Hormone. Endocrinology 2004, 146: 1983-1990. PMID: 15618351, DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody bone mineral densitySkeletal responseAged animalsIntermittent treatmentTotal body bone mineral densityYoung adult C57BL/6 miceDaily sc injectionsVehicle-treated animalsTrabecular bone volume fractionYoung adult miceBone mineral densityYoung adult animalsVertebral histomorphometryEffect of ageBone volume fractionParathyroid hormoneC57BL/6 miceSC injectionPTH treatmentMineral densityBody weightOsteoblast numberPTHCultured marrowYounger counterparts