Parameter | Method | Manufacturer |
---|---|---|
Bone resorption | ||
   Adjusted U-CTx | Enzyme immunoassay test using the CrossLaps® ELISA kit | Nordic Bioscience Diagnostics A/S, Herlev, Denmark |
   S-CTx | Electrochemoluminescence immunoassay technique using Elecsys 2010 automate analyzer | Roche Diagnostics, Basel Switzerland |
   Adjusted U-NTx | Competitive immunoassay technique using the NTx reagent pack kit | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Amersham, UK |
Bone formation | ||
   BAP | Ostase Assay using Access Immunoassay System | Beckman Coulter, Villepinte, France |
   PINP | Electrochemoluminescence immunoassay technique using Elecsys 2010 automate analyzer | Roche Diagnostics |
Lipids (total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides) | Validated HPLC–RIA technique using Bayer Advia Reagent Packs. Assayed on an ADVIA® 1650 chemistry system analyzer | Bayer Diagnostics, Bayer Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA |
Estrogen (E1, E2, and E1S) | Validated HPLC–RIA technique | Aster-Cephac, Paris, France |