Fundamentals of Osteoporosis
- 1st Edition - September 24, 2009
- Latest edition
- Editors: Robert Marcus, David Feldman, Dorothy Nelson, Clifford Rosen
- Language: English
Fundamentals of Osteoporosis offers a concise yet comprehensive source of all the latest basic research related to osteoporosis in one reference work. Experts from all areas of… Read more
Fundamentals of Osteoporosis offers a concise yet comprehensive source of all the latest basic research related to osteoporosis in one reference work. Experts from all areas of osteoporosis research expose readers to genomic and proteomic analysis, and histopathology and imaging, as well cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to assay development and drug discovery.
- Presents a concise yet comprehensive source of all the latest basic research related to osteoporosis in one reference work
- Experts from all areas of osteoporosis research expose readers to genomic and proteomic analysis, histopathology and imaging, as well cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to assay development and drug discovery
- Clear, concise presentations by bone biologists of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying osteoporosis
1. The Bone Organ System: Form and FunctionElise F. Morgan, George L. Barnes, and Thomas A. Einhorn2. The Nature of OsteoporosisRobert Marcus and Mary L. Bouxsein3. Skeletal Heterogeneity and the Purposes of Bone RemodelingA.M. Parfitt4. Osteoblast BiologyJane B. Lian and Gary S. Stein5. Osteoclast BiologyHarry C. Blair, Scott Simonet, David L. Lacey, and Mone Zaidi6. OsteocytesLynda F. Bonewald7. The Regulatory Role of Matrix Proteins in Mineralization of BoneWei Zhu, Pamela G. Robey, and Adele L. Boskey8. Development of the SkeletonSylvain Provot, Ernestina Schipani, Joy Wu, and Henry Kronenberg9. Mouse Genetics as a Tool to Study Bone Development and PhysiologyClifford J. Rosen and Wesley G. Beamer10. Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinRobert A. Nissenson11. Vitamin D: Biology, Action, and Clinical ImplicationsDavid Feldman, Peter J. Malloy, Aruna V. Krishnan, and Eva Balint12. Regulation of Bone Cell Function by EstrogensBarry S. Komm, Boris Cheskis, and Peter V.N. Bodine13. Androgens and Skeletal Biology: Basic MechanismsKristine M. Wiren14. PhosphatoninsPeter J. Tebben, Theresa J. Berndt, and Rajiv Kumar15. Wnt Signaling in BoneMark L. Johnson and Robert R. Recker16. Cytokines and Bone RemodelingGregory R. Mundy, Babatunde Oyajobi, Gloria Gutierez, Julie Sterling, Susan Padalecki, Florent Elefterious, and Ming Zhao17. Skeletal Growth FactorsErnesto Canalis18. Intercellular Communication during Bone RemodelingT. John Martin, Gideon A. Roda
"This volume covers a comprehensive series of topics from structural parameters of bone to development of the skeleton, differentiation of the bone cell lineages, bone matrix and its mineralization, and the multiple kinds and levels of regulation that influence all of these. Well-covered are what I will call intrinsic regulators, e.g. the specific cells and their genes, transcription factors, matrix components, receptors, and extrinsic - even if locally produced - regulators, e.g. cytokines, hormones, growth factors, mechanical forces and the often complex regulatory networks that result and control development, growth and aging of bone and its turnover in health and disease.
There is something for expert and novice alike in this volume, and the chapters overall deal well with and make quite accessible the explosion of information that has occurred in all areas of bone biology. Beyond a couple of chapters that deal explicitly with important fundamental concepts and issues related to defining what osteoporosis or osteoporotic bone is, many of the others address how advances in basic bone biology have contributed to the understanding of osteoporosis and other bone diseases and have pointed towards new therapeutics.
The chapters appropriately and clearly identify gaps and directions for new research and almost all are nicely sprinkled with helpful tables, graphs, photomicrographs or other images, and summary schematics. This book provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of most of the main current topics in bone biology."—Jane E. Aubin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 24, 2009
- Language: English
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Robert Marcus
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David Feldman
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Dorothy Nelson
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Clifford Rosen
Dr. Rosen is a Past President of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). He served five years as the First Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Densitometry, the official journal for the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, and currently serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. His publications exceed 270 manuscripts published in a wide spectrum of clinical and basic science journals.