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The pathogenesis of senile osteoporosis

Relations to morbus cushing and basophilia of the anterior pituitary

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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Senile osteoporosis is due to the increase of the basophile cells of the anterior pituitary, as a result of the controlling influence of the generative glands being in a state of involution.

As a therapeutic measure, roentgen irradiation of the pituitary gland and, in mild cases, vitamin E are recommended.

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    Ernst Lyon M.D.

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Lyon, E. The pathogenesis of senile osteoporosis. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 332–335 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999928

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