In patients with prostate carcinoma, estrogen levels influence bone resorption and bone formation whereas androgens may exert actions only in bone resorption.
These results suggest that estradiol is the main sex steroid that regulates bone metabolism in males with prostate carcinoma.
Autor: Varsavsky M, Reyes-García R, García-Martín A, Rozas-Moreno P, González-Ramírez R, Muñoz-Torres M.