1. A tribute to Hirotoshi Morii, M.D., Ph.D. (1933–2006)

   • Yoshiki Nishizawa

   IN MEMORIAM Pages: 353 - 354

2. Role of DC-STAMP in cellular fusion of osteoclasts and macrophage giant cells

   • Mitsuru Yagi
   • Takeshi Miyamoto
   • Toshio Suda

   MINI REVIEW Pages: 355 - 358

3. Guidelines for diagnosis and management of Paget's disease of bone in Japan

   • Shinjiro Takata
   • Jun Hashimoto
   • Hideki Yoshikawa

   SPECIAL REPORT Pages: 359 - 367

4. Critical role of cortactin in actin ring formation and osteoclastic bone resorption

   • Takuma Matsubara
   • Akira Myoui
   • Toshiyuki Yoneda

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 368 - 372

5. A novel role of l-serine (l-Ser) for the expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT)2 in receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclastogenesis in vitro

   • Takuya Ogawa
   • Norihiro Ishida-Kitagawa
   • Tatsuo Takeya

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 373 - 379

6. Age-related changes in bone biochemical markers and their relationship with bone mineral density in normal Chinese women

   • Yin-Zhen Pi
   • Xian-Ping Wu
   • Er-Yuan Liao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 380 - 385

7. Theoretical analysis of contributions of disuse, basic multicellular unit activation threshold, and osteoblastic formation threshold to changes in bone mineral density at menopause

   • He Gong
   • Ming Zhang
   • Lin Yang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 386 - 394

8. Threshold value of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in relation to elevated serum parathyroid hormone concentrations in elderly Japanese women

   • Kazutoshi Nakamura
   • Mitsue Nashimoto
   • Masaharu Yamamoto

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 395 - 400

9. Protective effect of female gender against bone loss in the forearm following clean-cut tendon injuries, repair, and passive mobilization

   • Kadir Ertem
   • Ersoy Kekilli
   • Fethi Ceylan

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 401 - 404

10. Efficacy and tolerability of once-weekly administration of 17.5 mg risedronate in Japanese patients with involutional osteoporosis: a comparison with 2.5-mg once-daily dosage regimen

    • Hideaki Kishimoto
    • Masao Fukunaga
    • Yasuo Ohashi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 405 - 413

11. Effect of raloxifene on clinical fractures in Asian women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

    • Toshitaka Nakamura
    • Jian Li Liu
    • Daniel Thiebaud

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 414 - 418

12. Clinical factors as predictors of the risk of falls and subsequent bone fractures due to osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

    • Taiki Komatsu
    • Kang Jung Kim
    • Iwao Yamamoto

    PRELIMINARY REPORT Pages: 419 - 424