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Table 4. Biochemical Markers of Bone Formation and Resorption.

  • Bone Formation

    • Osteocalcin

    • Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase

    • Procollagen extension peptides

  • Bone Resorption

    • Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase

    • Urinary calcium

    • Urinary hydroxyproline

    • Urinary hdroxyproline/creatinine ratio

    • Urinary pyridinoline/deoxypyridinoline

    • Urinary N-telopeptide