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Normal Bone Growth and Estrogen Levels.

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Estrogen, the female sex hormone, plays an important role in the formation of new bone at the ends of long bones in both males and females. The present study was an attempt to determine the results of various doses of estrogen on the complicated process of bone formation. The effects of ovariectomy (low estrogens), sham […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Bone formation, Ovariectomy

Miscellaneous: Cartilage, Estrogen, Estrogen receptors

Natural Biopolymer: Hyaluronic Acid.

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Hyaluronic acid (HA), a polymer with elastic properties, is a polysaccharide formed from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and glucuronic acid. HA belongs to a group of chemicals called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The activity of a specific form or polymer of HA depends on the size the molecule. HA forms an aggregation center for a large molecule of chondroitin sulfate […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Cirrhosis, Dry eye syndrome, Inflammation, Liver disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, Wounds

Supplements: Chondroitin sulfate, Hyaluronic acid

Miscellaneous: Biopolymers, Cartilage, Connective tissues, Eye, Glucuronic acid, Glycosaminoglycans, Joint fluid, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, Rooster comb, Skin, Synovial fluid, UV (ultraviolet) light, Vitreous

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