Abstract OBJECTIVE To review cellular mechanisms that have been proposed to mediate the indirect and direct effects of estrogen on articular cartilage, and to outline the remaining clinical questions that need to be clarified before utilizing the beneficial effects of estrogen for the prevention of osteoarthritis in early postmenopausal women. DESIGN Summary of original research […]
An update review of cellular mechanisms conferring the indirect and direct effects of estrogen on articular cartilage.
February 1, 2008
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