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Effects of Estrogen Receptor Blockade on Skeletal Response to Alcohol in Ovariectomized Rats

Creator:

Wagner, Lindsay A.

Abstract:

Heavy alcohol consumption reduces peak bone mass in growing rodents and can lead to bone loss in both adult rats and humans. In contrast, moderate alcohol consumption appears to have a bone sparing effect in post-menopausal women. Alcohol has been reported to increase aromatase activity and influence estrogen receptor (ER)...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

AN ABSTRACT TO THE THESIS OF Lindsay A. Wagner for the