Smad proteins: signal transducers for BMP and TGF-β/activin Kohei Miyazono Review article Pages: 133 - 138
Diagnostic criteria of primary osteoporosis Hajime OrimoYouichi SugiokaYasuo Oh-hashi Special report Pages: 139 - 150
Requirement of osteoblastic cells for the fusion of preosteoclasts Masamichi TakamiJe-Tae WooKazuo Nagai Original articles Pages: 151 - 157
Effect of Staphylococcus aureus extracellular proteinaceous fraction in an isolated osteoclastic resorption assay M. AroraN. ShahA. Boyde Pages: 158 - 161
Estimation of the effects of prednisolone on bone metabolism in rats by biochemical markers Shintaro KoyamaKazuhiro KushidaTetsuo Inoue Pages: 162 - 169
The role of hepatocyte growth factor in growth plate cartilage Akitoshi JikkoKazuo YamashitaKojiro Kurisu Pages: 170 - 177
Effects of the existence of nitric oxide and the degradation of extracellular matrix on CD44 mRNA expression in cultured chondrocytes Tomohiko OnoderaTamotsu TobaSaburo Horiuchi Pages: 178 - 185
Calcium supplementation and parathyroid hormone Shigeki OhgitaniYoshio FujiiTakuo Fujita Pages: 186 - 189
Newborn bone mineral density and health care during pregnancy Yan Lin WangHanwen WuJacques LeBlanc Pages: 190 - 192