Endocrinología: Fundamentals of Osteoporosis

Fundamentals of Osteoporosis

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, histopathology and imaging, as well cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to assay development and drug discovery.

Contents:
Chapter 1 The Bone Organ System: Form and Function
Chapter 2 The Nature of Osteoporosis
Chapter 3 Skeletal Heterogeneity and the Purposes of Bone Remodeling: Implications for the Understanding of Osteoporosis
Chapter 4 Osteoblast Biology
Chapter 5 Osteoclast Biology
Chapter 6 Osteocytes
Chapter 7 The Regulatory Role of Matrix Proteins in Mineralization of Bone
Chapter 8 Development of the Skeleton
Chapter 9 Mouse Genetics as a Tool to Study Bone Development and Physiology
Chapter 10 Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
Chapter 11 Vitamin D: Biology, Action, and Clinical Implications
Chapter 12 Regulation of Bone Cell Function by Estrogens
Chapter 13 Androgens and Skeletal Biology: Basic Mechanisms
Chapter 14 Phosphatonins
Chapter 15 Wnt Signaling in Bone
Chapter 16 Cytokines and Bone Remodeling
Chapter 17 Skeletal Growth Factors
Chapter 18 Intercellular Communication during Bone Remodeling

Autores: Robert Marcus, David Feldman, Dorothy Nelson, Clifford J. Rosen
Editorial: Academic Press
Edicion: 1ª
Año: 2010
Páginas: 537
ISBN-10: 0123750989
ISBN-13: 978-0123750983
Tamaño: 13.86 MB
Formato: PDF
Idioma: Inglés

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