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Serum concentrations of fully and undercarboxylated osteocalcin do not vary between estrous cycle stages in Sprague–Dawley rats

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Acknowledgments

We thank Margaret McArthur and Wei-Hang Chua for technical assistance with sample collection and processing. This work was funded by a grant from GRAVIDA: National Centre for Growth and Development, New Zealand.

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  1. GRAVIDA: National Centre for Growth and Development, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Brielle V. Rosa, Hugh T. Blair & Elwyn C. Firth

  2. GRAVIDA: National Centre for Growth and Development, The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Mark H. Vickers

  3. Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada

    Cameron G. Knight

  4. Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Patrick C. H. Morel

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Rosa, B.V., Blair, H.T., Vickers, M.H. et al. Serum concentrations of fully and undercarboxylated osteocalcin do not vary between estrous cycle stages in Sprague–Dawley rats. Endocrine 44, 809–811 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-013-0008-x

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