Title | Osteoporosis [electronic resource] : Pathophysiology and Clinical Management / edited by Eric S. Orwoll, Michael Bliziotes |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-278-4 |
Descript | XI, 615 p. online resource |
1 Human and Animal Studies of the Genetics of Osteoporosis -- 2 The Genetics of Osteoporosis: Progress in Mice, not Man -- 3 Peak Bone Mass Acquisition -- 4 Peripheral Bone Mineral Assessment of the Axial Skeleton: Technical Aspects -- 5 Use of Bone Densitometry in the Clinical Management of Osteoporosis -- 6 Technical Aspects of Skeletal Assessment Using Quantitative Ultrasound -- 7 Clinical Aspects of Skeletal Assessment with Ultrasound -- 8 Molecular Markers of Bone Turnover: Basic and Analytical Aspects -- 9 Bone Turnover Markers: Their Place in the Investigation of Osteoporosis -- 10 Mechanical Influences on Bone Mass and Morphology: Investigating How Exercise May Regulate Adaptation in the Skeleton -- 11 Exercise in the Prevention of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures -- 12 The Physiology and Cell Biology of Calcium Transport in Relation to the Development of Osteoporosis -- 13 Calcium, Bone, and Life -- 14 Clinical Aspects of the Use of Vitamin D and Its Metabolites in Osteoporosis -- 15 The Basic Biology of Estrogen and Bone -- 16 Clinical Trials of Estrogen and SERMs on Bone Markers, Bone Mineral Density, and Fractures -- 17 Androgen Action in Bone: Basic Cellular and Molecular Aspects -- 18 Androgens and Skeletal Homeostasis: Potential Clinical Implications of Animal Data -- 19 Gonadal Steroids and the Skeleton in Men: Clinical Aspects -- 20 Basic Aspects of Calcitonin in Skeletal Health -- 21 Clinical Utilization of Salmon Calcitonin in the Treatment of Osteoporosis: Rationale, Supportive Data, and Considerations for the Future -- 22 The Mechanism of Action of Nitrogen-Containing Bisphosphonates -- 23 Bisphosphonate Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 24 Basic Aspects of PTH in Skeletal Health -- 25 Parathyroid Hormone as a Therapy for Osteoporosis -- 26 The Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Immunosuppressant Osteoporosis -- 27 Transplantation Osteoporosis -- 28 The Molecular Pharmacology of Osteoporosis