BMP-2 prevents apoptosis of the N1511 chondrocytic cell line through PI3K/Akt-mediated NF-κB activation Kazuhito SugimoriKoshi MatsuiIsao Kitajima ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 411 - 419
The effects of heat on the biological activity of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 Hiroshi OhtaShigeyuki WakitaniKunio Takaoka ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 420 - 425
Expression profiles of BMP-related molecules induced by BMP-2 or -4 in muscle-derived primary culture cells Yukio NakamuraShigeyuki WakitaniKunio Takaoka ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 426 - 434
Comparison of two assays for fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23 Nobuaki ItoSeiji FukumotoToshiro Fujita ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 435 - 440
Polarization and secretion of cathepsin K precede tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase secretion to the ruffled border area during the activation of matrix-resorbing clasts Karin HollbergJoakim NordahlFinn P. Reinholt ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 441 - 449
Low-dose parathyroid hormone and estrogen reverse alkaline phosphatase activity suppressed by dexamethasone in mouse osteoblastic cells Mei-Fway IuHiroshi KajiKazuo Chihara ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 450 - 455
Effects of risedronate on femoral bone mineral density and bone strength in sciatic neurectomized young rats Jun IwamotoAzusa SekiHarumoto Yamada ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 456 - 462
Effects of pubertal development, height, weight, and grip strength on the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and hip in peripubertal Japanese children: Kyoto kids increase density in the skeleton study (Kyoto KIDS study) Hiroshi NakaMasayuki IkiYukihiro Ikeda ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 463 - 469
Determinants of peak bone mineral density and bone area in young women Andrew Y.Y. HoAnnie W.C. Kung ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 470 - 475
Bone mineral density in girls and boys at different pubertal stages: relation with gonadal steroids, bone formation markers, and growth parameters Dilek YilmazBetül ErsoyErbay Dundar Pinar ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 476 - 482
Independent effect of endogenous dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate levels and birth weight on bone turnover parameters in young adults Zsolt BardóczyIstván KocsisMiklós Szathmári ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 483 - 487
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and activities of daily living in noninstitutionalized elderly Japanese requiring care Kazutoshi NakamuraTomoko NishiwakiMasaharu Yamamoto ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 488 - 494
Urinary excretion of type I collagen cross-linked N-telopeptide and serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase analysis to determine the correlation of age and back-pain related changes in elderly women Mikio KamimuraShigeharu UchiyamaHiroyuki Nakagawa ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 495 - 500
The VDR, COL1A1, PTH, and PTHR1 gene polymorphisms are not associated with bone size and height in Chinese nuclear families Shu-Feng LeiYan-Bo WangHong-Wen Deng ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 501 - 505
Effects of a low sodium diet on bone metabolism Laura D. CarboneKaren D. BarrowMitchell A. Watsky ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 506 - 513
Hungry bones without hypocalcaemia following parathyroidectomy Diarmuid SmithBarbara Frances MurrayTerence Joseph McKenna CASE REPORT Pages: 514 - 515
