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01-11-2012 | Letter

Homoarginine deficiency is associated with increased bone turnover

Authors: S. Pilz, A. Meinitzer, A. Tomaschitz, K. Kienreich, A. Fahrleitner-Pammer, C. Drechsler, B. O. Boehm, W. März

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 11/2012

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Title: Homoarginine deficiency is associated with increased bone turnover
Authors: S. Pilz
A. Meinitzer
A. Tomaschitz
K. Kienreich
A. Fahrleitner-Pammer
C. Drechsler
B. O. Boehm
W. März
Publication date: 01-11-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-012-1904-2

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