1. Cbfa1, a transcription factor for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation

   • Toshihisa Komori

   Review article Pages: 1 - 4

2. 23(S)25(R)-1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃-lactone, a naturally occurring metabolite of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃, inhibits osteoclast-like cell formation in human bone marrow cultures

   • Noriyoshi Kurihara
   • Seiichi Ishizuka
   • G. David Roodman

   Original articles Pages: 5 - 10

3. The N-terminal fragment of osteocalcin is released during osteoclastic bone resorption in vitro

   • Noriyoshi Kurihara
   • Kenji Hosoda
   • Katsumi Ikeda

   Pages: 11 - 16

4. Lean mass as a significant determinant of regional and total body bone mineral density in premenopausal women

   • Tsutomu Douchi
   • Shinako Yamamoto
   • Yukihiro Nagata

   Pages: 17 - 20

5. Comparison of effects of estriol on bone mineral density of vertebrae between elderly and postmenopausal women

   • Akira Nishibe
   • Shigeto Morimoto
   • Toshio Ogihara

   Pages: 21 - 26

6. Measurement of vertebral body dimensions of the thoracic and lumbar spines of 242 healthy women

   • Yasufumi Hayashi
   • Kazuhiro Kushida
   • Hiroshi Taneichi

   Pages: 27 - 33

7. Efficacy and safety of oral falecalcitriol in reducing parathyroid hormone in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

   • Hirotoshi Morii
   • Yosuke Ogura
   • Falecalcitriol Phase Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment Study Group III

   Pages: 34 - 43

8. Efficacy and safety of long-term oral falecalcitriol treatment in patients with renal osteodystrophy

   • Hirotoshi Morii
   • Tetsuro Inoue
   • Research Committee ST-630

   Pages: 44 - 54