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. 2015 Apr 2;7(4):2324–2344. doi: 10.3390/nu7042324

Table 2.

Biochemical bone turnover markers in serum and urine.

Bone Resorption Marker Bone Formation Marker
C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTx) Bone alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
N-telopeptide cross-linked of type 1 collagen (NTx) Osteocalcin (OC)
Pyridinoline (PYD) N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (P1NP)
Deoxypyridinoline (DPD) C-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (P1CP)
Hydroxyproline (HYP)
Tartrat-resistant acid phosphatase type 5b (TRAP 5b)