Bone and Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bronner, Felix. (Editor), Farach-Carson, Mary C. (Editor), Roach, H.I (Trudy). (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Series: Topics in Bone Biology ; 6
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Biochemistry.; Orthopedics.; Pediatrics.; Rheumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Biochemistry.; Internal Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-822-3

This volume, the sixth in the series Topics in Bone Biology, presents the current knowledge of bone development, from growth to mineralization. Like previous volumes in this series, it embraces the important interaction between medical science and practice. Insights stemming from molecular and cellu...

Table of Contents:

• Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects of Bone Development
• Tissue Interactions in Early Long Bone Development
• The Epiphyseal Growth Plate
• Hedgehog Signaling in Growth Plate and Bone Development
• microRNA Role in Skeletal Development
• FGF/FGFR Signaling in Skeletal Dysplasias
• The Role of Hypoxia-Induced Factors
• BMP Signaling in Skeletogenesis
• Wnt Signaling in Bone Development
• Development of the Cranio-Facial Complex
• Dentin and Bone: Similar Collagenous Mineralized Tissues
• Evolution of Bone Proteins
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Developmental Implications of a Novel Metamorphogene
• Bone-Mineral Homeostasis and Associated Pathologies
• Interrelationship between Bone and Other Tissues: Brain-bone Axis and Bone-adipo Axis
• Mechanobiology of Bone Development and Computational Simulations.