Fundamentals of osteoporosis
By: [edited by] Robert Marcus ... [et al.].
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Burlington, Mass; London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9780123751089; 9780123750983
Subjects: Orthopedics; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; Musculoskeletal; MEDICAL; Rheumatology; Osteoporosis
Description: A comprehensive source of the basic research related to osteoporosis. It introduces genomic and proteomic analysis, histopathology and imaging, as well cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to assay development and drug discovery.
Notes: "All chapters were originally published in volume 1 of Osteoporosis, 3rd edition, [edited] by Robert Marcus"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 The Bone Organ System: Form and Function; title: Chapter 2 The Nature of Osteoporosis; title: Chapter 3 Skeletal Heterogeneity and the Purposes of Bone Remodeling: Implications for the Understanding of Osteoporosis; title: Chapter 4 Osteoblast Biology; title: Chapter 5 Osteoclast Biology; title: Chapter 6 Osteocytes; title: Chapter 7 The Regulatory Role of Matrix Proteins in Mineralization of Bone; title: Chapter 8 Development of the Skeleton; title: Chapter 9 Mouse Genetics as a Tool to Study Bone Development and Physiology; title: Chapter 10 Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; title: Chapter 11 Vitamin D: Biology, Action, and Clinical Implications; title: Chapter 12 Regulation of Bone Cell Function by Estrogens; title: Chapter 13 Androgens and Skeletal Biology: Basic Mechanisms; title: Chapter 14 Phosphatonins; title: Chapter 15 Wnt Signaling in Bone; title: Chapter 16 Cytokines and Bone Remodeling; title: Chapter 17 Skeletal Growth Factors; title: Chapter 18 Intercellular Communication during Bone Remodeling.