Bone Regulators and Osteoporosis Therapy

This volume is designed to provide an understanding of current and potential therapies for osteoporosis. The opening chapter introduces the cells of bone and their interactions. Several following chapters describe factors affecting bone including systemic hormones with significant effects on bone, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stern, Paula H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The cells of bone their interactions
  • Parathyroid hormone and bone
  • Vitamin D and bone
  • Gonadal hormones and bone
  • Thyroid hormones, glucocorticoids, insulin, and bone
  • Growth factors and bone
  • Prostaglandins and bone
  • Cytokines and bone: osteoimmunology
  • Chemokines and bone
  • Calcium and bone
  • FGF-23 and bone and mineral metabolism
  • Nervous system mediators and bone
  • Genetics of bone disorders
  • Osteoporosis pathogenesis
  • Structural and metabolic assessment of bone status
  • Osteoporosis Therapeutics 2019
  • New targets and emergent therapies for osteoporosis
  • Drugs causing bone loss
  • Natural Products as potential bone therapies