1. Gideon A. Rodan, M.D., Ph.D.

   • Masaki Noda

   IN MEMORIAM Pages: 259 - 259

2. Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor rolipram potentiates the inhibitory effect of calcitonin on osteoclastogenesis

   • Ken-ichi Miyamoto
   • Tatsuo Nishioka
   • Hitoshi Amano

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 260 - 265

3. Expression of osteotropic growth factors and growth hormone receptor in a canine distraction osteogenesis model

   • Lars F.H. Theyse
   • Marja A. Oosterlaken-Dijksterhuis
   • Herman A.W. Hazewinkel

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 266 - 273

4. Imatinib mesylate inhibits osteoclastogenesis and joint destruction in rats with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA)

   • Wataru Ando
   • Jun Hashimoto
   • Hideki Yoshikawa

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 274 - 282

5. Osteoblast differentiation is impaired in SOCS-1-deficient mice

   • Tatsuo Abe
   • Shintaro Nomura
   • Tetsuji Naka

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 283 - 290

6. Immobilization decreases duodenal calcium absorption through a 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-dependent pathway

   • Tadatoshi Sato
   • Hironori Yamamoto
   • Eiji Takeda

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 291 - 299

7. Direct in vitro evidence of the suppressive effect of cinacalcet HCl on parathyroid hormone secretion in human parathyroid cells with pathologically reduced calcium-sensing receptor levels

   • Takehisa Kawata
   • Yasuo Imanishi
   • Yoshiki Nishizawa

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 300 - 306

8. Decreased activities of daily living and associations with bone loss among aged residents in a rural Japanese community: the Miyama Study

   • Hiroyuki Oka
   • Noriko Yoshimura
   • Kozo Nakamura

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 307 - 313

9. Effects of ospemifene and raloxifene on biochemical markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women

   • Janne Komi
   • Kari S. Lankinen
   • Risto Erkkola

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 314 - 318

10. Abnormal expression of Col X, PTHrP, TGF-β, bFGF, and VEGF in cartilage with Kashin–Beck disease

    • Xiong Guo
    • Hong Zuo
    • Helga von der Mark

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 319 - 328

11. Vitamin D and estrogen receptor-α genotype and indices of bone mass and bone turnover in Danish girls

    • Siobhan Cusack
    • Christian Mølgaard
    • Kevin D. Cashman

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 329 - 336

12. Linkage exclusion mapping with bone size in 79 Caucasian pedigrees

    • Xiang-Ding Chen
    • Hui Shen
    • Hong-Wen Deng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 337 - 343

13. Prevalence and involvement patterns of radiographic hand osteoarthritis in Japanese women: the Hizen–Oshima Study

    • Naoki Toba
    • Akinori Sakai
    • Toshitaka Nakamura

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 344 - 348

14. A case of primary hyperparathyroidism with marked changes in bone mineral density and geometry after parathyroidectomy

    • Hiroshi Kaji
    • Mei-Fway Iu
    • Kazuo Chihara

    CASE REPORT Pages: 349 - 352