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Calcium and phosphorus
Make bone extracellular matrix hard.
Magnesium
Helps form bone extracellular matrix.
Fluoride
Helps strengthen bone extracellular matrix.
Manganese
Activates enzymes involved in synthesis of bone extracellular matrix.
Vitamin A
Needed for osteoblast activity during remodeling
Vitamin C
Needed for collagen synthesis
Vitamin D (Calcitriol)
Increases calcium absorption from the digestive canal
Vitamins K and B12
Needed for bone protein synthesis
Growth Hormone (GH)
Secreted by anterior pituitary
Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGFs)
Secreted by liver/bone
Thyroid Hormones (T3 and T4)
Secreted by thyroid gland
Insulin
Secreted by pancreas
Sex Hormones (Estrogens/Testosterone)
Responsible for teenage growth spurts and closing epiphyseal plates (age 18-21).
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Secreted by parathyroid glands
Calcitonin (CT)
Secreted by thyroid gland
Estrogen/Testosterone (Adulthood)
Contribute to remodeling by slowing resorption and promoting deposition.