Osteocalcin and the hormonal, inflammato
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G. Nicholson; A. E. Bryant; I. A. Macdonald; G. M. Hall
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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**Summary** Plasma osteocalcin, a marker of osteoblastic activity, decreases after major abdominal and gynaecological surgery. Increased cortisol secretion and other hormonal and inflammatory components of the periβoperative stress response may play a role in mediating this response. Weβ£assessed the