Principles of bone biology

Author(s)

• Bilezikian, John P.
• Raisz, Lawrence G. (Lawrence Gideon)
• Rodan, Gideon A.

Bibliographic Information

Principles of bone biology

edited by John P. Bilezikian, Lawrence G. Raisz, Gideon A. Rodan

Academic Press, 1996

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive, authoritative, and timely work deals with all aspects of bone biology, including developmental and functional issues, pharmacology, and pathobiology. In addition, there is a workshop section which deals with actual methods and techniques relevant to investigators in this field. Principles of Bone Biology provides the reader with the most recent information, views, and references, focused on individual topics, contributed by the foremost authorities in the field.

Table of Contents

• Basic principles - cell biology
• biochemistry
• bone re-modelling and mineral homeostasis
• the hormones of bone
• other systemic hormones that influence bone metabolism
• local regulators of bone
• molecular mechanisms of metabolic bone diseases
• pharmacological mechanisms of therapeutics
• methods in bone research.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA28892151
• ISBN:
  • 0120986507
• LCCN: 96032323
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: San Diego
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 1398 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QP88.2
  • NLM : WE 200 P957 1996
  • DC20 : 612.7/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bones -- Physiology
  • LCSH : Bones -- Molecular aspects
  • MESH : Bone and Bones -- physiology
  • MESH : Bone and Bones -- cytology
  • MESH : Bone Diseases, Metabolic -- physiopathology