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Cortisol and the muscle-bone axis

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Molfino, A., Aversa, Z. & Muscaritoli, M. Cortisol and the muscle-bone axis. Osteoporos Int 25, 2331–2332 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-014-2784-4

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