Bone Resorption

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bronner, Felix (Editor), Farach-Carson, Mary C. (Editor), Rubin, Janet (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Series: Topics in Bone Biology ; 2
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Bone Resorption, the second volume in the series Topics in Bone Biology, deals with the osteoclast, the bone-resorbing cell, its origins, its enzymes, the regulation of osteoclast activity, and structural aspects of bone resorption. Diseases involving osteoclast function are discussed from the genet...

Table of Contents:

• Osteoclast: Origin and Differentiation
• Osteolytic Enzymes of Osteoclasts
• Regulation of Osteoclast Activity
• Structural Aspects of Bone Resorption
• Inflammatory Cytokines
• Genetics and Mutations Affecting Osteoclast Development and Function
• Clinical Disorders Associated with Alterations in Bone Resorption
• Pharmaceuticals for Bone Disease Targeting the Osteoclast
• Skeletal Complications of Malignancy: Central Role for the Osteoclast.