Determinants of vertebral fragility: the participation of cortical bone factors Mika YamauchiToshitsugu SugimotoKazuo Chihara Mini review Pages: 79 - 85
Correlation study of scanning acoustic microscope reflection coefficients and image brightness intensities of micrographed osteons Ling QinSauwanan BumrerrajLawrence Katz Short communication Pages: 86 - 89
The effects of calcitonin on bone resorption in hyperthyroidism: a placebo-controlled clinical study MÜfide Nuran AkÇayGÜngÖr AkÇayHabib Bİlen Short communication Pages: 90 - 93
Periodontal ligament cells under intermittent tensile stress regulate mRNA expression of osteoprotegerin and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotease-1 and -2 Kiyomi TsujiKeiji UnoMasato Tamura Original articles Pages: 94 - 103
Absolute height reduction and percent height ratio of the vertebral body in incident fracture in Japanese women Masao FukunagaToshitaka NakamuraHajime Orimo OriginalPaper Pages: 104 - 110
Clinical trial of risedronate in Japanese volunteers: single and multiple oral dose studies Yasuhiko OguraAkinori GonshoHajime Orimo OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 119
Clinical trial of risedronate in Japanese volunteers: a study on the effects of timing of dosing on absorption Yasuhiko OguraAkinori GonshoHajime Orimo OriginalPaper Pages: 120 - 126
Significance of serum CrossLaps as a predictor of changes in bone mineral density during estrogen replacement therapy; comparison with serum carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen and urinary deoxypyridinoline Reiko OkabeMasaaki InabaYoshiki Nishizawa OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 131
Serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) and the A163G polymorphism in the OPG promoter region are related to peripheral measures of bone mass and fracture odds ratios Henrik L. JØrgensenPhilip KuskJes B. Lauritzen OriginalPaper Pages: 132 - 138
Effect of vitamin D receptor and estrogen receptor gene polymorphism on the relationship between dietary calcium and bone mineral density in Japanese women Takumi KurabayashiHiroshi MatsushitaKenichi Tanaka OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 147
Osteoporosis and transforming growth factor-beta-1 gene polymorphism in Chinese men and women Edith Ming Chu LauSamuel Yeung Shan WongJean Woo OriginalPaper Pages: 148 - 152
Long-term effect of intermittent cyclical etidronate on microarchitecture and quality of trabecular bone in an elderly woman with severe osteoporosis Kiyoshi NakatsukaTakami MikiYoshiki Nishizawa Case report Pages: 153 - 158
Severe hypercalcemia and hypernatremia associated with calcipotriol for treatment of psoriasis Chie KawaharaYosuke OkadaYoshiya Tanaka Case report Pages: 159 - 162