Osteoporosis : pathophysiology and clinical management /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Orwoll, Eric S., Bliziotes, Michael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]
Series:Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Human and animal studies of the genetics of osteoporosis
  • The genetics of osteoporosis : progress in mice, not man
  • Peak bone mass acquisition
  • Peripheral bone mineral assessment of the axial skeleton : technical aspects
  • Use of bone densitometry in the clinical management of osteoporosis
  • Technical aspects of skeletal assessment using quantitative ultrasound
  • Clinical aspects of skeletal assessment with ultrasound
  • Molecular markers of bone turnover : basic and analytical aspects
  • Bone turnover markers : their place in the investigation of osteoporosis
  • Mechanical influences on bone mass and morphology : investigating how exercise may regulate adaptation in the skeleton
  • Exercise in the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures
  • The physiology and cell biology of calcium transport in relation to the development of osteoporosis
  • Calcium, bone, and life
  • Clinical aspects of the use of vitamin D and its metabolites in osteoporosis
  • The basic biology of estrogen and bone
  • Clinical trials of estrogen and SERMs on bone markers, bone mineral density, and fractures
  • Androgen action in bone : basic cellular and molecular aspects
  • Androgens and skeletal homeostasis : potential clinical implications of animal data
  • Gonadal steroids and the skeleton in men
  • Basic aspects of calcitonin0 in skeletal health
  • Clinical utilization of salmon calcitonin in the treatment of osteoporosis : rationale, supportive data, and considerations for the future
  • The mechanism of action of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates
  • Bisphosphonate treatment of osteoporosis
  • Basic aspects of PTH in skeletal health
  • Parathyroid hormone as a therapy for osteoporosis
  • The cellular and molecular aspects of immunosuppressant osteoporosis
  • Transplantation osteoporosis
  • The molecular pharmacology of osteoporosis