1. The function of nuclear receptors in bone tissues

   • Shigeaki Kato
   • Miyuki Suzawa
   • Hirochika Kitagawa

   Review article Pages: 323 - 336

2. The mechanism of osteoclast differentiation from macrophages: possible roles of T lymphocytes in osteoclastogenesis

   • Nobuyuki Udagawa

   Review article Pages: 337 - 343

3. Suppression of differentiation and proliferation of early chondrogenic cells by Notch

   • Naoko Watanabe
   • Yoko Tezuka
   • Ken-ichi Tezuka

   Original articles Pages: 344 - 352

4. Ultrastructural and cytobiological studies on possible interactions between PTHrP-secreting tumor cells, stromal cells, and bone cells

   • Masahiro Ito
   • Norio Amizuka
   • Hidehiro Ozawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 362

5. Osteoclast differentiation in ectopic bone formation induced by recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2)

   • Kazuharu Irie
   • Cansu Alpaslan
   • Toshihiko Yajima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 369

6. Effects of an isopropanolic extract of Cimicifuga racemosa on urinary crosslinks and other parameters of bone quality in an ovariectomized rat model of osteoporosis

   • Thomas Nißlein
   • Johannes Freudenstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 370 - 376

7. Lower bone cellular activities in male and female mature C3H/HeJ mice are associated with higher bone mass and different pyridinium crosslink profiles compared to C57BL/6J mice

   • Daniel Amblard
   • Marie-HÉlÈne Lafage-Proust
   • Laurence Vico

   OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 387

8. Mandible bone loss in osteoporosis rats

   • Guizhen Jiang
   • Hiroko Matsumoto
   • Akira Fujii

   OriginalPaper Pages: 388 - 395

9. Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: a cross-sectional study of factors involved in bone mineral density

   • PatrÍcia Oliveira de Almeida Freire
   • Sofia Helena Valente de Lemos-Marini
   • Gil Guerra Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 396 - 401

10. Quantitative ultrasound of bone and clodronate effects in thalassemia-induced osteoporosis

    • Pietra Pennisi
    • Giuseppe Pizzarelli
    • Carmelo Erio Fiore

    OriginalPaper Pages: 402 - 408

11. Factors influencing metacarpal bone mineral density in adults with cerebral palsy

    • Hiroyuki Nakano
    • Kiyoshi Aoyagi
    • Tomitaro Akiyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 409 - 414

12. The relationship of sodium intake to calcium and sodium excretion and bone mineral density of the hip in postmenopausal African-American and Caucasian women

    • Laura D. Carbone
    • Andrew J. Bush
    • Andrew H. Kang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 420

13. Effect of alendronate on bone mineral density and bone turnover in Thai postmenopausal osteoporosis

    • La-or Chailurkit
    • Wallaya Jongjaroenprasert
    • Rajata Rajatanavin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 421 - 427