1. Choice of study phenotype in osteoporosis genetic research

   • Yuan Chen
   • Hui Shen
   • Hong-Wen Deng

   Review Article 03 February 2009 Pages: 121 - 126

   

2. Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of sex steroids on bone and mineral metabolism

   • Yuuki Imai
   • Takashi Nakamura
   • Shigeaki Kato

   Review Article 29 January 2009 Pages: 127 - 130

   

3. Inhibition of the classical NF-κB pathway prevents osteoclast bone-resorbing activity

   • Niroshani S. Soysa
   • Neil Alles
   • Keiichi Ohya

   Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 131 - 139

   

4. Glucocorticoid induces apoptosis of osteoblast cells through the activation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β

   • Sun-Il Yun
   • Hyung-Young Yoon
   • Yoon-Sok Chung

   Original Article 05 December 2008 Pages: 140 - 148

   

5. Formation of bone-like mineralized matrix by periodontal ligament cells in vivo: a morphological study in rats

   • Toru Hiraga
   • Tadashi Ninomiya
   • Hiroaki Nakamura

   Original Article 13 February 2009 Pages: 149 - 157

   

6. Transient dynamic actin cytoskeletal change stimulates the osteoblastic differentiation

   • Chikahisa Higuchi
   • Norimasa Nakamura
   • Kazuyuki Itoh

   Original Article 30 January 2009 Pages: 158 - 167

   

7. Effects of risedronate or alfacalcidol on bone mineral density, bone turnover, back pain, and fractures in Japanese men with primary osteoporosis: results of a two-year strict observational study

   • Takafumi Majima
   • Akira Shimatsu
   • Kazuwa Nakao

   Original Article 28 January 2009 Pages: 168 - 174

8. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography is useful to monitor response to alendronate therapy in postmenopausal women

   • Kenjiro Sawada
   • Ken-ichirou Morishige
   • Tadashi Kimura

   Original Article 20 January 2009 Pages: 175 - 181

   

9. Good maintenance of physical benefits in a 12-month exercise and nutritional intervention by voluntary, home-based exercise: a 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

   • Zhen-Bo Cao
   • Izumi Tabata
   • Hidetsugu Nishizono

   Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 182 - 189

   

10. Bone mineral density and its relationship with body mass index in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus in mainland China

    • Peng-Fei Shan
    • Xian-Ping Wu
    • Er-Yuan Liao

    Original Article 24 January 2009 Pages: 190 - 197

    

11. The role of estrogen receptor-α gene TA polymorphism and aromatase gene TTTA polymorphism on peak bone mass attainment in males: is there an additive negative effect of certain allele combinations?

    • Darko Kastelan
    • Zorana Grubic
    • Mirko Korsic

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 198 - 204

    

12. Bone mineral density measurement in puerperal women as a predictor of persistent osteopenia

    • Takumi Kurabayashi
    • Hiroshi Nagata
    • Kenichi Tanaka

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 205 - 212

13. Nucleotide variations in genes encoding carbonic anhydrase 8 and 10 associated with femoral bone mineral density in Japanese female with osteoporosis

    • Seijiro Mori
    • Ikuyo Kou
    • Shiro Ikegawa

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 213 - 216

    

14. Determinants of prevalent vertebral fractures and progressive bone loss in long-term hemodialysis patients

    • Jan Mares
    • Kristina Ohlidalova
    • Jiri Ferda

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 217 - 223

15. Stimulating parathyroid cell proliferation and PTH release with phosphate in organ cultures obtained from patients with primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism for a prolonged period

    • Kishiko Nakajima
    • Ken-ichi Umino
    • Kanji Sato

    Original Article 06 February 2009 Pages: 224 - 233

    

16. Comparison of the analgesic effects of bisphosphonates: etidronate, alendronate and risedronate by electroalgometry utilizing the fall of skin impedance

    • Takuo Fujita
    • Mutsumi Ohue
    • Yasuyuki Takagi

    Original Article 13 February 2009 Pages: 234 - 239

    

17. Potential utility of high preoperative levels of serum type I collagen markers in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism with respect to their short-term variations after parathyroidectomy

    • Philippe Boudou
    • Fidaa Ibrahim
    • Jean-Claude Souberbielle

    Original Article 27 January 2009 Pages: 240 - 246

    

18. Surviving calciphylaxis

    • Paul Lee
    • Jacob Sevastos
    • Lesley V. Campbell

    Case Report 05 December 2008 Pages: 247 - 250

19. Microscopic hematuria is associated with low bone mineral density in aged women and men

    • Kazutoshi Nakamura
    • Junichiro James Kazama
    • Masaharu Yamamoto

    Short Communication 20 January 2009 Pages: 251 - 254