1. Osteoporotic fractures in Asia: risk factors and strategies for prevention

   • Jian-min Liu
   • Guang Ning
   • Jia-lun Chen

   REVIEW ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 1 - 5

2. Transplantation of skin fibroblasts expressing BMP-2 contributes to the healing of critical-sized bone defects

   • Kazunari Hirata
   • Akio Mizuno
   • Akira Yamaguchi

   MINI REVIEW 01 January 2007 Pages: 6 - 11

3. Infrared analysis of bones in magnesium-deficient rats treated with vitamin K₂

   • Masatoshi Kobayashi
   • Kuniko Hara
   • Yasuhiro Akiyama

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 12 - 18

4. Production of IL-7 is increased in ovariectomized mice, but not RANKL mRNA expression by osteoblasts/stromal cells in bone, and IL-7 enhances generation of osteoclast precursors in vitro

   • Takuya Sato
   • Ken Watanabe
   • Yoshiyuki Hakeda

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 19 - 27

5. The long-term effects of ovariectomy on bone metabolism in sheep

   • Ilonka M. Sigrist
   • Christian Gerhardt
   • Marcus Egermann

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 28 - 35

6. Characterization of osteoclasts derived from CD14+ monocytes isolated from peripheral blood

   • Mette Grøndahl Sørensen
   • Kim Henriksen
   • Morten Asser Karsdal

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 36 - 45

7. Effect of vitamin K₂ and growth hormone on the long bones in hypophysectomized young rats: a bone histomorphometry study

   • Jun Iwamoto
   • Tsuyoshi Takeda
   • James K. Yeh

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 46 - 53

8. Positive associations of bone mineral density with body mass index, physical activity, and blood triglyceride level in men over 70 years old: a TCVGHAGE study

   • Yih-Jing Tang
   • Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu
   • Ying-Tsung Chen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 54 - 59

9. Circulating osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand system in patients with β-thalassemia major

   • Nicholas G. Angelopoulos
   • Anastasia Goula
   • George Tolis

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 60 - 67

10. Postural stabilizing effect of alfacalcidol and active absorbable algal calcium (AAA Ca) compared with calcium carbonate assessed by computerized posturography

    • Takuo Fujita
    • Shoji Nakamura
    • Hirofumi Tsugeno

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 68 - 73

11. Annual change in bone mineral density in predialysis patients with chronic renal failure: significance of a decrease in serum 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D

    • Naoko Obatake
    • Eiji Ishimura
    • Yoshiki Nishizawa

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 January 2007 Pages: 74 - 79