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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2005.
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| 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 ske. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 528 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812701176 9789812701176 9789812562098 9812562095 1281896934 9781281896933 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |