Gómez GF

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 39-49
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ABSTRACT

Bone tissue properties are: grow, modeling and remodeling or turnover. The first two properties occur during the first three decades of life; however, the last one is carried during whole life. These properties are due to the cellular bone activity: the osteblasts are the bone forming cells, the osteocytes maintain their structure and the osteoclasts are responsableof bone resorption. The activity of these cells is determined by systemic mediators as parathyroid hormone, sex hormones and vitamin D and also by important local mediators. The balance between these properties determine bone health, but this balance can be altered by lifestyle, nutrition, systemic conditions and other factors. The level of activity of these processes can be monitored through a bone densitometry, metabolites titration and histopathological study.

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