1. Acidic phosphoproteins from bone matrix: A structural rationalization of their role in biomineralization

   • Jeffrey P. Gorski

   Review Pages: 391 - 396

2. Bone density, mineral content, and cortical index in patients with thalassemia major and the correlation to their bone fractures, blood transfusions, and treatment with desferrioxamine

   • Raoul Orvieto
   • Isaac Leichter
   • Joseph Y. Margulies

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 397 - 399

3. Calcitonin treatment in lumbar spinal stenosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over study with one-year follow-up

   • Antti Eskola
   • Timo Pohjolainen
   • Pär Slätis

   Clinical Investigations Pages: 400 - 403

4. Bone mass and bone cellular variations after five months of physical training in rhesus monkeys: Histomorphometric study

   • Sandrine Bourrin
   • Erik Zerath
   • Christian Alexandre

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 404 - 410

5. Tetracycline administration increases collagen synthesis in osteoblasts of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: A quantitative autoradiographic study

   • Takahisa Sasaki
   • Nungavaram S. Ramamurthy
   • Lorne M. Golub

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 411 - 419

6. Effect of sodium fluoride on bone density in chickens

   • Mark W. Lundy
   • Jean E. Russell
   • David J. Baylink

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 420 - 426

7. Species differences in the immunophenotype of osteoclasts and mononuclear phagocytes

   • N. A. Athanasou
   • J. I. Alvarez
   • S. L. Teitelbaum

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 427 - 432

8. Different forms of alkaline phosphatase in adult rat femur. Effect of a Vitamin D₃-deficient diet and of a sorbitol-enriched diet

   • Sylviane Tardivel
   • Hélène Banide
   • Bernard Lacour

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 433 - 438

9. The role of magnesium on the structure of biological apatites

   • A. Bigi
   • E. Foresti
   • J. S. Shah

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 439 - 444

10. Coordinate inhibition of alkaline phosphatase and type X collagen syntheses by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ in primary cultured hypertrophic chondrocytes

    • Shigenori Inao
    • H. Edward Conrad

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 445 - 450

11. Lead intoxication alters basal and parathyroid hormone-regulated cellular calcium homeostasis in rat osteosarcoma (ROS 17/2.8) cells

    • Gregory J. Long
    • Joel G. Pounds
    • John F. Rosen

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 451 - 458

12. In vitro formation of mineralized nodules by periodontal ligament cells from the rat

    • Moon-Il Cho
    • Naoki Matsuda
    • P. R. Ramakrishnan

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 459 - 467

13. The role of osteonectin in human tooth development: An immunohistological study

    • T. Reichert
    • S. Störkel
    • L. W. Fisher

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 468 - 472

14. Time-dependent changes of collagen cross-links and their precursors in the culture of osteogenic cells

    • Yoshinori Kuboki
    • Akihiro Kudo
    • Masaaki Kawamura

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 473 - 480

15. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 481 - 481