Osteoimmunology : interactions of the immune and skeletal systems /: interactions of the immune and skeletal systems. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joseph Lorenzo, Mark Horowitz, Yongwon Choi, Hiroshi Takayanagi and Georg Schett.
• Editors: Lorenzo, Joseph; Horowitz, Mark C; Choi, Yongwon; Takayanagi, Hiroshi; Schett, Georg
• Contents: 1. Overview 2. Origins of the Osteoclast 3. Trafficking of Osteoclast Precursors 4. Osteoclast Biology: Regulation of Formation and Function 5. Osteoblasts and the Immune system 6. Osteocyte Biology 7. Bone Cells and the Hematopoietic Niche 8. The Function of RANKL Beyond the Osteoclast 9. The Effects of Immune Cell Products (Cytokines and Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors) on Bone Cells 10. Coupling Between Immune and Bone Cells 11. The Role of the Immune System in the Development of Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk 12. The Role of Sex Steroiods in the Interactions of the Immune System with Bone 13. The Role of the Immune System in the Local and Systemic Bone Loss of Inflammatory Arthritis 14. Osteoarthritis and the Immune System 15. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Bone 16. The Role of the Immune System and Bone Cells in Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis 17. The Role of the Immune System in Fracture Healing 18. The Role of the Immune System in the Effects of Cancer on Bone 19. Osteoimmunology in the Oral Cavity (Periodontal Disease, Lesions of Endodontic Origin and Orthodontic Tooth Movement) 20. The Role of the Immune System in the Interactions of Fat and Bone
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.7079; Musculoskeletal system -- Immunology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128006276
• Related ISBNs: 9780128005712
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