Bone Regulatory Factors: Morphology, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pharmacology (NATO Science Series A:, 184)

**From Book News, Inc.**Includes all lectures presented at the NATO ASI Course held in Erice, Sicily, May 1989. Covers morphological, chemical, biochemical, physiological and pathophysiological aspects of bone formation and resorption, focusing on regulatory factors and indicating the new directions that are opening up.Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Front Matter....Pages i-x Physico-Chemical Principles of Biomineralization....Pages 1-13 The Histology, Histochemistry, and Ultrastructure of Bone....Pages 15-38 Morphological and Quantitative Aspects of Bone Formation and Mineralization....Pages 39-53 Analysis of Embryonic Cartilage and Bone Induction in a Defined Culture System....Pages 55-68 The Role of Cells in the Calcification Process....Pages 69-78 Biochemistry of the Intercellular Matrix in Cartilage Calcification....Pages 79-92 The Vitamin D Endocrine System and Bone....Pages 93-109 Role of Parathyroid Hormone in Bone Formation and Resorption....Pages 111-120 Calcitonin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Its Therapeutic Uses....Pages 121-160 Osteogenin: Role in Bone Induction and Repair....Pages 161-166 Approaches to the Study of the Function and Activity of Bone Regulatory Factors: Established and Potential Methods....Pages 167-191 Calcium Regulating Hormones and Hormone-Like Peptides Participate in Brain Control of Behaviour....Pages 193-216 Diet and Lifestyle Factors in Osteoporosis....Pages 217-233 Pathophysiology of Bone Formation and Resorption....Pages 235-252 Pathophysiological Aspects in the Treatment of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis....Pages 253-268 Recent Trends in the Use of Bone Regulatory Factors as Therapeutic Agents....Pages 269-284 Back Matter....Pages 285-291 From Book News, Inc. Includes all lectures presented at the NATO ASI Course held in Erice, Sicily, May 1989. Covers morphological, chemical, biochemical, physiological and pathophysiological aspects of bone formation and resorption, focusing on regulatory factors and indicating the new directions that are opening up. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.