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Bone Turnover Markers
Bone Turnover Markers
Name
Mechanism
Company
NTX
Collagen-based
Ostex (Osteomark)
CTX
Collagen-based
Cross-laps
(Osteometer)
PYD
Pyridinoline
Collagen-based
DPD
Collagen-based
TRACP
Secreted by
osteoclasts
Hyp
Collagen-based
Metra (PyrilinksD)
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS
OF BONE FORMATION
Abbr
Name
Mechanism
Company
Bone-specific alkaline
phosphatase
Secreted by
osteoblasts
Hybritech (Ostase),
Metra (Alkphase-B)
PICP
Procollagen type I C
propeptide
PINP
Procollagen type I N
propeptide
Collagen-based
Incstar
OC
Secreted by
osteoblasts
Nichols, Cis
Biointernational
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
(not very specific)
Secreted by
osteoblasts