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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2009 Nov 10;118(4-5):264–272. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.10.016

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Summary of the action of estrogen and androgen on bone. This figure depicts a rendition of a human distal femur. The principle actions of the sex steroids on bone are demonstrated based on the clinical findings in ArKO male subjects and the hERKO man. The action of androgen are listed on the left; the effects of estrogen on the right. The combined actions are shown on the lower middle.