1. Salmon-calcitonin nasal spray in Paget's disease of bone: Preliminary results in five patients

   • J. Y. Reginster
   • A. Albert
   • P. Franchimont

   OriginalPaper Pages: 577 - 580

2. Cardiovascular action of calcitonin gene-related peptide in humans

   • Carlo Gennari
   • Jan A. Fischer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 581 - 584

3. Increased blood cortisol in alcoholic patients with aseptic necrosis of the femoral head

   • H. Rico
   • F. Gomez-Castresana
   • J. A. Matute

   OriginalPaper Pages: 585 - 587

4. Hypercalcemia associated with increased circulating 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis

   • Norman H. Bell
   • Judith Shary
   • Russell T. Turner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 588 - 591

5. Effects of prednisone and deflazacort on vertebral bone mass

   • C. Gennarl
   • B. Imbimbo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 592 - 593

6. The role of three-dimensional trabecular microstructure in the pathogenesis of vertebral compression fractures

   • M. Kleerekoper
   • A. R. Villanueva
   • A. M. Parfitt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 594 - 597

7. Effect of heavy exercise on mineral metabolism and calcium regulating hormone in humans

   • John Cunningham
   • Gino V. Segre
   • Louis V. Avioli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 598 - 601

8. Ionized calcium measurementin vitro: Is it necessary?

   • H. G. McKercher
   • L. O. Derewlany
   • I. C. Radde

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 602 - 604

9. Bone disorders in spontaneously hypertensive rat

   • Yoshihiro Izawa
   • Kiyoshi Sagara
   • Tokutaro Makita

   Laboratory Investigations Pages: 605 - 607

10. Long-term effects of high or low Ca intakes and of lack of parathyroid function on rat femur biomechanics

    • José L. Ferretti
    • Rubén D. Tessaro
    • Carlos D. Galassi

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 608 - 612

11. The effect of prednisolone on kidney calcification in vitamin D-treated rats

    • Göran Sjöden
    • Urban Lindgren

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 613 - 616

12. The effect of aging on bone formation in rats: Biochemical and histological evidence for decreased bone formation capacity

    • Satoru K. Nishimoto
    • Chung-Ho Chang
    • Marcel E. Nimni

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 617 - 624

13. Effects of prostaglandin E₂ and indomethacin on 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃-1α-hydroxylase activity in isolated kidney cells of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    • Hirofumi Kurose
    • Young M. Sonn
    • Louis V. Avioli

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 625 - 629

14. Induction of endochondral bone by demineralized bone matrix from diabetic rats

    • Richard Landesman
    • A. H. Reddi

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 630 - 634

15. Regulation of creatine kinase activity in rat osteogenic sarcoma cell clones by parathyroid hormone, prostaglandin E₂, and vitamin D metabolites

    • Dalia Sömjen
    • Alvin M. Kaye
    • Itzhak Binderman

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 635 - 638

16. 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ is required for growth-independent expression of alkaline phosphatase in cultured rat osteoblasts

    • Janine Fritsch
    • Brigitte Grosse
    • Sonia Balsan

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 639 - 645

17. Stimulation of carbonic anhydrase in osteoclasts by parathyroid hormone

    • R. E. Anderson
    • W. S. S. Jee
    • D. M. Woodbury

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 646 - 650

18. Microbeam electron diffraction and lattice fringe studies of defect structures in enamel apatites

    • DoSuk D. Lee
    • Racquel Z. LeGeros

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 651 - 658

19. A low-angle X-ray diffraction analysis of osteonic inorganic phase using synchrotron radiation

    • A. Ascenzi
    • A. Bigi
    • N. Roveri

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 659 - 664

20. Differences in periosteal and corticoendosteal bone envelope activities in spayed and intact beagles: A histomorphometric study

    • Kristi K. Karambolova
    • Gillian R. Snow
    • Colin Anderson

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 665 - 668

21. An evaluation of various plastic embedding methods for preparing ground sections from calcified tissue with the logitech system for light microscopy

    • F. T. S. Wong

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 669 - 672

22. The effect of aluminum on the rate of dissolution of calcium hydroxyapatite—A contribution to the understanding of aluminum-induced bone diseases

    • Margaret R. Christoffersen
    • Jørgen Christoffersen

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 673 - 676

23. Changes in young rat radius following excision of the perichondrial ring

    • José I. Rodríguez
    • Emilio Delgado
    • Ricardo Paniagua

    Laboratory Investigations Pages: 677 - 683

24. Osteonectin and GLA-Protein in calf bone: Ultrastructural immunohistochemical localization using the protein A-gold method

    • P. Bianco
    • Y. Hayashi
    • E. Bonucci

    Rapid Communications Pages: 684 - 686

25. Increased forearm bone mineral content after bromocriptine treatment in hyperprolactinemia

    • Maria P. Caraceni
    • Enzo Corghi
    • Tiziano Motta

    Rapid Communications Pages: 687 - 689

26. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 690 - 690