| Literature DB >> 180269 |
T Wiegmann, J Kirsh, L Rosenthall, M Kaye.
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In a group of hospital patients with various diseases, the urinary hydroxyproline-to-creatinine ratio showed a significant correlation (r = 0.63; p less than 0.001) with the 5-hr bone-to-soft-tissue ratio for 99mTc-pyrophosphate uptake. In patients on chronic hemodialysis, a similar correlation was found between the 5-hr bone-to-soft-tissue ratio and hydroxyproline levels in plasma and serum. The findings suggest that 99mTc-pyrophosphate binding by bone is related to collagen metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 180269
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nucl Med ISSN： 0161-5505 Impact factor: 10.057