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Bone scan — Bone imaging is a study to visually detect bone abnormalities. Such imaging studies include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X ray computed tomography (CT) and especially nuclear medicine. In the latter case the patient is injected with a small… … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
turnover — The quantity of a material metabolized or processed, usually within a given length of time. * * * turn·over tər .nō vər n the continuous process of loss and replacement of a constituent (as a neurotransmitter, cell, or tissue) of a living system… … Medical dictionary
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 — Crystal structure of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 (BMP 7) in complex with the secreted antagonist Noggin. PDB rendering based on 1m4u … Wikipedia
bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… … Universalium
Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… … Universalium
bone — [[t]bo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦♦ bones, boning, boned 1) N VAR Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. Many passengers suffered broken bones... Stephen fractured a thigh bone... The body is made up primarily of bone,… … English dictionary
Leptin and bone — The fact that leptin, a hormone released from fat tissue, can regulate bone mass first came to prominence in 2000 [ Ducy P, Amling M, Takeda S, et al.: Leptin inhibits bone formation through a hypothalamic relay: a central control of bone mass.… … Wikipedia
erythrocyte iron turnover — (EIT) the rate at which iron moves from the bone marrow into circulating red cells, calculated as: plasma iron turnover (PIT) Ч red cell utilization (RCU). Called also red blood cell iron t … Medical dictionary
plasma iron turnover — (PIT) the rate at which iron leaves the blood plasma for bone marrow or other tissues, expressed in mg/day; calculated as: (plasma iron concentration) Ч (plasma volume) Ч 0.693 ч (plasma iron clearance half time) … Medical dictionary
