Pediatric bone : biology and diseases.: biology and diseases. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Glorieux, Francis H
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (758 pages)
• Subjects: 618.9271; Bone diseases in children; Bones; Children; Bone and Bones; Bone Diseases; Infant; Child; CD-ROM; Bone diseases in children; Bones; Children
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080538556
• Related ISBNs: 008053855X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.