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Current topics in bone biology /

This book covers a wide spectrum of areas related to basic bone research. While bone remodeling, bone development, and osteoclast biology constitute the main contents, topics important to the understanding of bone metabolism and treatment of bone-related diseases are also intensively reviewed. Three...

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Corporate Authors: World Scientific Firm
Group Author: Deng, Hong-wen; Liu, Yao-zhong
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Bones > Physiology
Bones > Molecular aspects
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5783#t=toc
Summary: This book covers a wide spectrum of areas related to basic bone research. While bone remodeling, bone development, and osteoclast biology constitute the main contents, topics important to the understanding of bone metabolism and treatment of bone-related diseases are also intensively reviewed. Three chapters are dedicated to the classic topic of bone mechanics, which include a brief overview of the mechanostat hypothesis, a more detailed review on mechanotransduction and bone adaptation, and a chapter illustrating the basic principles of bone mechanical testing. New emerging fields such as s
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x,528pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789812701176 (electronic bk.)
CLC: R336
Contents: ch. 1. International Chinese hard tissue society - the power that connects the world of science and culture / Darren X Ji, Webster SS Jee -- ch. 2. Integrated bone tissue anatomy and physiology / Xiao-Man Li, Webster SS Jee -- ch. 3. Skeletal stem cells / Martin Connolly, Gang Li -- ch. 4. Osteoclast biology / Xu Feng, Hong Zhou -- ch. 5. Intercellular communication of osteoblast and osteoclast in bone diseases / JiakeXu, Tony CA Phan, Ming H Zheng -- ch. 6. Osteoclasts and inflammatory osteolysis / Lianping Xing, Qian Zhang, Zhenqiang Yao -- ch. 7. Endochrondral bone formation and extracell

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