1. Molecular genetics of vitamin D receptor acting in bone

   • Shigeaki Kato
   • Keisuke Sekine
   • Tatsuya Yoshizawa

   Review article Pages: 65 - 71

2. Processing of NH₂- and COOH-terminal peptides of rat osteocalcin by cathepsin B and cathepsin L

   • Yasuhiro Kobayashi
   • Hideaki Sakai
   • Shiro Mataki

   Original articles Pages: 72 - 80

3. In vivo strength enhancement of hydroxyapatite combined with rhBMP-2

   • Ichiro Ono
   • Tohru Tateshita
   • Yoshinori Kuboki

   Pages: 81 - 87

4. The effect of calcium supplement given with a mixture of calcium carbonate and calcium citrate on the mandibular alveolar bone of pubertal rats

   • Man Qin
   • Zuyan Zhang
   • Mitsutaka Kimura

   Pages: 88 - 95

5. Low dose of human PTH(1-34) improved tibial subcortical bone mass without further cortical bone loss in adult intact beagles

   • Liu Zhang
   • Hideaki E. Takahashi
   • Masayuki Hori

   Pages: 96 - 99

6. Bone status assessment in preterm and term infants by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

   • Rintaro Mori
   • Shinji Yamakura
   • Yoshiki Seino

   Pages: 100 - 105

7. Effects of menatetrenone on the bone and calcium metabolism in osteoporosis: A double-blind placebo-controlled study

   • Hajime Orimo
   • Masataka Shiraki
   • Masahiro Ohata

   Pages: 106 - 112

8. On rho, a marrow mediator, and estrogen: Their roles in bone strength and "mass" in human females, osteopenias, and osteoporoses—insights from a new paradigm

   • Harold M. Frost

   Pages: 113 - 123

9. Abstracts at the 39th Kansai Calcium Conference October 25, 1997 Osaka Obayashi Building, Osaka, Japan

   Abstracts Pages: 124 - 131