1. JBMM then and now

   • Fujio Suzuki

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. Cloning and characterization of three PHEX homologues in Drosophila

   • Mikiko Ito
   • Emiko Akai
   • Ken-ichi Miyamoto

   Original articles Pages: 3 - 11

3. Calcitonin in human odontoclasts regulates root resorption activity via protein kinase A

   • Keisuke Takada
   • Hiroshi Kajiya
   • Koji Okabe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 12 - 18

4. Parathyroid hormone inhibits the expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) in osteoblast-like MG-63 cells

   • Xiang-hang Luo
   • Er-yuan Liao
   • Xian-ping Wu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 25

5. Effects of treadmill exercise on bone mass, bone metabolism, and calciotropic hormones in young growing rats

   • Jun Iwamoto
   • Chisato Shimamura
   • Yoshiaki Toyama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 31

6. Reappraisal of Katsuragi Calcium study, a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of active absorbable algal calcium (AAACa) on vertebral deformity and fracture

   • Takuo Fujita
   • Mutsumi Ohue
   • Yasuyuki Takagi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 32 - 38

7. Lack of association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism (BsmI) and osteomalacia

   • Hakkı Kahraman
   • Belgin SÜsleyici Duman
   • Selma Yılmazer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 43

8. Bone loss in the contralateral asymptomatic hand in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1

   • Ilhan Karacan
   • Teoman Aydin
   • Nihal Ozaras

   OriginalPaper Pages: 44 - 47

9. Bone mineral density in women with sarcoidosis

   • Sevtap Sipahi
   • Sansin Tuzun
   • Tuncer Karayel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 48 - 52

10. Bone mass and metabolism in thalassemic children and adolescents treated with different iron-chelating drugs

    • Marco Di Stefano
    • Patrizia Chiabotto
    • Giovanni Carlo Isaia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 57

11. Total lymphocyte count and femoral bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

    • Marco Di Monaco
    • Fulvia Vallero
    • Alberto Cavanna

    OriginalPaper Pages: 58 - 63

12. Low calcium intake is associated with decreased adrenal androgens and reduced bone age in premenarcheal girls in the last pubertal stages

    • Daniela Bonofiglio
    • Cecilia Garofalo
    • Sebastiano AndÒ

    OriginalPaper Pages: 64 - 70

13. Bone mineral density in elderly Chinese: effects of age, sex, weight, height, and body mass index

    • Shu-Feng Lei
    • Fei-Yan Deng
    • Hong-Wen Deng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 78