deoxypyridinoline

noun

One of two pyridinium crosslinks that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones.

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noundeoxypyridinoline (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne of two pyridinium crosslinks that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones.
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    Two systematic review and meta-analysis studies of randomized controlled trials by ingestion of soy isoflavones in menopausal women revealed a significant improvement in lumbar spine BMD, significant decrease in urine deoxypyridinoline as a bone resorption marker, improvement in bone strength and decrease in the risk of fracture, but did not affect the serum alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin as bone formation markers.

    2015 July 8, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Abdollahi, “Targeting metabolic disorders by natural products”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, volume 14, →DOI
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