Osteoporosis is most common in elderly women because of the lack of ________, which would otherwise inhibit ________.
A. exercise; osteoblast activity
B. parathyroid hormone; osteocyte activity
C. estrogen; osteoclast activity
D. dietary calcium; estrogen production
E. osteoblasts; osteoclast activity
Answer: C
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