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Principles of Bone Biology
About this book
Principles of Bone Biology provides the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on the study of bone biology and related diseases. It is the essential resource for anyone involved in the study of bone biology. Bone research in recent years has generated enormous attention, mainly because of the broad public health implications of osteoporosis and related bone disorders.- Provides a "one-stop" shop. There is no need to search through many research journals or books to glean the information one wants…it is all in one source written by the experts in the field- The essential resource for anyone involved in the study of bones and bone diseases- Takes the reader from the basic elements of fundamental research to the most sophisticated concepts in therapeutics- Readers can easily search and locate information quickly as it will be online with this new edition
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Table of contents
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Part I. Basic Principles
- Part II. Molecular Mechanisms Of Metabolic Bone Disease
- Part III. Pharmacological Mechanisms Of Therapeutics
- Part IV. Methods In Bone Research
- Chapter 44. Clinical and Basic Aspects of Glucocorticoid Action in Bone
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 45. Effects of Diabetes and Insulin on Bone Physiology
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 46. Androgens Receptor Expression and Steroid Action in Bone
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 47. Kinins and Neuro-osteogenic Factors
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 48. Regulation of Bone Remodeling by Central and Peripheral Nervous Signals
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 49. Insulin-like Growth Factors and the IGF Binding Proteins
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 50. Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and the Skeleton
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 51. Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) and FGF Receptor Families in Bone
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 52. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Osteogenic-Angiogenic Coupling
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 53. Transforming Growth Factor-β
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 54. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and the Skeleton
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 55. Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors and Actions
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 56. Colony-Stimulating Factor-1
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 57. Local Regulators of Bone
- BibliographyReferences
- Chapter 58. Prostaglandins and Bone Metabolism
- BibliographyReferences