DENSITY AS AN INDEX OF THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGENS ON BONE

Abstract
Estrogenic substances stimulated increases in the densities of femora of treated mice, presumably by causing proliferation of medullary bone. Administration of a constant daily dose of diethylstilbestrol increased density with increased time of administration. Diethylstilbestrol, estradiol and estrone all showed parallel log dose-response lines. Estrone appeared to be the most potent and diethylstilbestrol the least.