Progesterone and Bone: Actions Promoting Bone Health in Women
Figure 4
Intra-cycle follicular-luteal phase change in two different bone turnover markers by the serum progesterone level used as a threshold for ovulation. (a) shows the bone formation marker bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) in serum, (b) depicts changes in the bone resorption marker Pyridinoline (PYD) extracted with HPLC from urine and normalized to creatinine reprinted from [77]. Permissions provided.
