Physiology and pharmacology of bone

Author(s)

• Abou-Samra, A.-B
• Mundy, Gregory R.
• Martin, T. John

Bibliographic Information

Physiology and pharmacology of bone

contributors, A.-B. Abou-Samra ... [et al.] ; editors, Gregory R. Mundy and T. John Martin

（Handbook of experimental pharmacology, v. 107）

Springer-Verlag, c1993

• : gw
• : us

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a comprehensive review of the current status of research in calcium and bone metabolism and related disorders. The contributors critically assess major areas of research which have had an impact on the understanding of the diseases of bone and mineral.

Table of Contents

• Calcium homeostasis
• bone remodelling and bone structure
• biology of osteoblast
• cytokines of bone
• hormonal factors which regulate bone resorption
• factors which regulate bone formation
• mineralization
• the pathogenesis of osteoporosis
• vitamin D metabolism
• bisphosphonates
• Paget's disease
• hyperparathyroid and hypoparathyroid bone disease
• skeletal responses to physical loading
• parathyroid hormone
• calcitonin and gene products
• parathyroid hormone-related protein
• pathophysiology of skeletal complications of cancer
• the proteins of bone
• bone morphogenetic proteins.

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Details

• NCID: BA20518581
• ISBN:
  • 3540562931
  • 0387562931
• LCCN: 92042565
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xxv, 762 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QP88.2
  • DC20 : 616.7/1071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bones -- Physiology
  • LCSH : Bones -- Pathophysiology
  • LCSH : Bones -- Effect of drugs on
  • MESH : Bone and Bones -- physiology
  • MESH : Bone and Bones -- physiopathology
  • MESH : Bone and Bones -- drug effects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00516120