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SUBMITTER: Horwitz MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3789852 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20131101 11
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP)(1-36) increases lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD), acting as an anabolic agent when injected intermittently, but it has not been directly compared with parathyroid hormone (PTH)(1-34). We performed a 3-month randomized, prospective study in 105 postmenopausal women with low bone density or osteoporosis, comparing daily subcutaneous injections of PTHrP(1-36) to PTH(1-34). Thirty-five women were randomized to each of three groups: PTHrP(1-36) ...[more]