Bone regulatory factors : morphology, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology
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Bone regulatory factors : morphology, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology
（NATO ASI series, ser. A . Life sciences ; v. 184）
Plenum Press, c1990
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"Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advances in Bone Regulatory Factors: Morphology, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pharmacology, held May 2-12, 1989, in Erice, Sicily, Italy."--T.p. verso
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Table of Contents
Physico-Chemical Principles of Biomineralization.- The Histology, Histochemistry, and Ultrastructure of Bone.- Morphological and Quantitative Aspects of Bone Formation and Mineralization.- Analysis of Embryonic Cartilage and Bone Induction in a Defined Culture System.- The Role of Cells in the Calcification Process.- Biochemistry of the Intercellular Matrix in Cartilage Calcification.- The Vitamin D Endocrine System and Bone.- Role of Parathyroid Hormone in Bone Formation and Resorption.- Calcitonin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Its Therapeutic Uses.- Osteogenin: Role in Bone Induction and Repair.- Approaches to the Study of the Function and Activity of Bone Regulatory Factors: Established and Potential Methods.- Calcium Regulating Hormones and Hormone-Like Peptides Participate in Brain Control of Behaviour.- Diet and Lifestyle Factors in Osteoporosis.- Pathophysiology of Bone Formation and Resorption.- Pathophysiological Aspects in the Treatment of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis.- Recent Trends in the Use of Bone Regulatory Factors as Therapeutic Agents.
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