Principles of bone biology / edited by John P. Bilezikian, Lawrence G. Raisz, Gideon A. Rodan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bilezikian, John P.

Raisz, Lawrence G. (Lawrence Gideon), 1925-2010.

Rodan, Gideon A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bones--Physiology.

Bones.

Bones--Molecular aspects.

Bone and Bones--physiology.

Bone and Bones--cytology.

Bone Diseases, Metabolic--physiopathology.

Medical Subjects:

Bone and Bones--physiology.

Bone and Bones--cytology.

Bone Diseases, Metabolic--physiopathology.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxiv, 1696 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, [2002]

Summary:

Principles of Bone Biology is the essential resource for anyone involved in the study of bones. It is the most comprehensive, complete, up-to-date source of information on all aspects of bones and bone biology in one convenient source. Written and published in less than one year, it will become an indispensable resource for any scientific or medical library. This, second edition, details countless advances over the past five years, both by updating old chapters and providing additional material. It takes the reader from the basic elements of fundamental research to the most sophisticated concepts in therapeutics. The most current and timely source of information about the biology and pathology of boneProvides succinct coverage of the subjectContributors include over 200 of the most respected researchers in the fieldExtensive table of contents and index for easy referenceEasy-to-read and highly informative to both the newcomer and the initiated to the field Spans the spectrum from molecular biology to in vivo pharmacologyComplete bibliography with each entry fully referenced for additional background reading First edition was selected by Doody Publishing as one of the 250 Best Health Science books published in 1996

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0120986523

0120986531

012098654X

OCLC:

48835873