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ea0012p3 | Bone | SFE2006

Growth hormone stimulates osteogenesis activity of alveolar bone derived-osteoblasts from adolescents

Crippa Grasiele Edilaine , Beloti Marcio Mateus , Rosa Adalberto Luiz

The major role of GH during adolescence is to promote longitudinal bone growth, but GH continues to have important metabolic actions throughout life. Additionally, there are evidences of its hole in the maintenance of adult bone mass by regulating bone remodeling during adulthood. However, while GH therapy increase density mineral bone in childhood and adolescent, its effects in adults bone are not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GH in human osteo...