Requisite roles of Runx2 and Cbfb in skeletal development Toshihisa Komori Review article Pages: 193 - 197
Calcitonin for the treatment of osteoporosis: dosage and dosing interval in Japan Hirose YamauchiHiroaki SuzukiHajime Orimo Review article Pages: 198 - 204
Interaction of AP-1 and the ctgf gene: a possible driver of chondrocyte hypertrophy in growth cartilage Norifumi H. MoritaniSatoshi KubotaMasaharu Takigawa Short communication Pages: 205 - 210
Comparative effects of orchidectomy and sciatic neurectomy on cortical and cancellous bone in young growing rats Jun IwamotoTsuyoshi TakedaJames K. Yeh Original articles Pages: 211 - 216
Clinical usefulness of measurements of urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD) in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis receiving intermittent cyclical etidronate: advantage of free form of DPD over total DPD in predicting treatment efficacy Kayoko KitataniKiyoshi NakatsukaYoshiki Nishizawa Pages: 217 - 224
Association between bone loss and promoter polymorphism in the IL-6 gene in elderly Japanese women with hip fracture Dongyun FengHideaki IshibashiYasuko Koshihara Pages: 225 - 228
Sequential changes in periprosthetic bone mineral density following total hip arthroplasty: a 3-year follow-up Hiroshi OhtaSeneki KobayashiKunio Takaoka Pages: 229 - 233
Influence of number of pregnancies on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women of different age groups Ali GurKemal NasMehmet Karakoc Pages: 234 - 241
Should COPD patients be routinely evaluated for bone mineral density? Fisun KaradagOrhan CildagOzgur Gurgey Pages: 242 - 246
Low serum levels of intact osteocalcin in patients with congestive heart failure Stefanie Schulze SchleithoffArmin ZittermannPeter Stehle Pages: 247 - 252
