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<i>BONE FORMATION FACTORS</i>
<br/>1. Weight-bearing activity
<br/>2. Testosterone
<br/>3. Estrogen
<br/>4. Growth hormone
<br/>5. Euthyroid state
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<br/><i>BONE RESORPTION FACTORS</i>
<br/>1. Lack of weight-bearing activity
<br/>2. Endogenous/exogenous cortisol excess
<br/>3. Hyperthyroidism
<br/>4. Primary/secondary/tertiary hyperparathyroidism
<br/>5. Acidosis (stimulates PTH secretion)


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