Odanacatib, a New Drug for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: Review of the Results in Postmenopausal Women

Osteoclasts are specialized cells that initiate the process of bone resorption, which has two phases, dissolution of the mineral component and degradation of the organic matrix, in which cathepsin K plays a key role. Cathepsin K inhibitors, which block the activity of cathepsin on bone resorption la...

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Main Authors: José Luis Pérez-Castrillón, Florentino Pinacho, Daniel De Luis, María Lopez-Menendez, Antonio Dueñas Laita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Osteoporosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/401581
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