Alcohol, Osteoporosis, and Bone Regulating Hormones |
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| Authors: | H. Wayne Sampson |
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| Affiliation: | Depamnent of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Texas A &M University, Health Science Center, College Station, Texas. |
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| Abstract: | The mechanism of the production of ethanol-associated osteopenia seems to be a direct effect of alcohol on bone cells and an indirect or modulating effect through mineral regulating hormones such as vitamin D metabolites, parathyroid hormone, and calcitonin. The modulating effects of these hormones on bone and mineral metabolism in acute and chronic alcohol consumption is discussed herein. Key Words: Alcohol, PTH, Calcitonin, Vitamin D, Bone. |
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