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    A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Physical Activity on the Accrual of Bone Mineral Density in Healthy Adolescent Males

    It has previously been suggested that physical activity predominantly influences the accumulation of bone density before puberty. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of physical activity...

    A. Gustavsson, K. Thorsen, P. Nordström in Calcified Tissue International (2003)

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    Effects of moderate endurance exercise on calcium, parathyroid hormone, and markers of bone metabolism in young women

    We investigated the short-term (1 hour-3 days) effects of a 45 minute run on calcium, parathyroid hormone, the carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), and the immunoactive carboxyterminal telo...

    K. Thorsen, A. Kristoffersson, J. Hultdin, R. Lorentzon in Calcified Tissue International (1997)

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    Local bone mineral density, muscle strength, and exercise in adolescent boys: A comparative study of two groups with different muscle strength and exercise levels

    The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of physical activity and muscle strength on bone mineral density (BMD) of the tuberositas tibiac in adolescent boys. Two groups with differ...

    P. Nordström, G. Nordström, K. Thorsen, R. Lorentzon in Calcified Tissue International (1996)

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    The effects of brisk walking on markers of bone and calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women

    Weight-bearing exercise has been shown to maintain or increase bone mass in younger as well as older individuals but the mechanisms by which mechanical loading affects bone metabolism are not known in detail. ...

    K. Thorsen, A. Kristoffersson, R. Lorentzon in Calcified Tissue International (1996)