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Utility of the Determination of Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism

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Biochemical serum markers of bone metabolism are substances involved in all processes of bone activity. Systemic dispersion is the basis for their biochemical measurements. Both serum/plasma and urine measurements are widely used for clinical parameters of bone turnover, but accurateness and usability have favoured blood analyses over the years. This review will therefore focus on serum/plasma parameters of bone metabolism and their clinical applications and give hints on further applications within biological material.

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    Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch MD & Verena Schwetz MD, PhD

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Obermayer-Pietsch, B., Schwetz, V. (2016). Utility of the Determination of Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism. In: Pietschmann, P. (eds) Principles of Osteoimmunology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34238-2_6

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