Osteoporosis International

, Volume 3, Supplement 1, pp 100–101 | Cite as

The effect of age on bone collagen turnover as assessed by pyridinium crosslinks and procollagen I C-terminal peptide

  • R. Eastell
  • N. F. A. Peel
  • R. A. Hannon
  • A. Blumsohn
  • A. Price
  • A. Colwell
  • R. G. G. Russell
Session V: Bone And Biochemical Measurements

Conclusion

Bone collagen turnover increases with age up to the ninth decade in women. This increase in bone turnover may result from secondary hyperparathyroidism and it could play a role in the pathogenesis of age-related bone loss.

Keywords

Public Health Collagen Peptide Pyridinium Bone Loss 
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Copyright information

© European Foundation for Osteoporosis 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • R. Eastell
    • 1
  • N. F. A. Peel
    • 1
  • R. A. Hannon
    • 1
  • A. Blumsohn
    • 1
  • A. Price
    • 1
  • A. Colwell
    • 1
  • R. G. G. Russell
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Human Metabolism and Clinical BiochemistryUniversity of Sheffield Medical SchoolSheffieldUK

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