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Pediatric bone : biology and diseases /
Pediatric Bone is the first book to be published to deal exclusively with the biology and diseases of bone as they affect children. Rapid advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and factors controlling the growth and development of bone, and these are discussed in detail in th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
�2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Structure of Growth Plate and Bone Matrix
- Bone Cell Biology: Osteoblasts, Osteocytes and Osteoclasts
- Prenatal Bone Development: Ontogeny and Regulation
- Postnatal Bone Growth: Growth Plate Biology, Modeling and Remodeling
- Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium Homeostasis
- Phosphate homeostasis, Regulatory Mechanisms
- Vitamin D Biology
- Other Factors Controlling Bone Growth and Development- Calcitonin, CGRP, Osteostatin, Amylin and Adrenomedullin
- Peak Bone Mass and its regulation
- Pregnancy and Lactation
- Fetal Mineral Homeostasis
- Non-invasive Techniques for Bone Mass Measurement
- Assessment of maturation: Bone Age and Pubertal Assessment
- Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism
- Bone Histomorphometry
- A Diagnostic Approach to Skeletal Dysplasias
- Spectrum of Osteoporosis
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Sclerosing Bony Dysplasia
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Nutritional Rickets
- Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity
- Rickets Due to Hereditary Abnormalities of Vitamin D Synthesis or Action
- Familial Hypophosphatemia and Related Disorders
- Rickets due to Renal Tubular Abnormalities
- Hypophosphatasia
- Renal Osteodystrophy: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Bone Tumors in Children
- Orthopedic Problems
- Appendices.