TY - BOOK AU - Avioli, L.V. (ed) AU - Krane, S.M. (ed) TI - Metabolic bone disease: and clinically related disorders SN - 0120687003 PY - 1997/// CY - San Diego PB - Academic Press KW - BONE AND BONES, metabolism KW - BONE DISEASES KW - METABOLIC DISEASES N1 - Embryology and anatomy; the nature of the mineral component of bone and the mechanism of calcification; fundamental considerations in the physiology, biology and biochemistry of parathyroid hormone; calcitonin; vitamin D metabolism and biological function; pathophysiology of calcium, phosphate and magnesium absorption; disorders of phosphate homeostatis; bone biopsies - a modern approach; non-invasive assessment of bone; biochemical markers of bone turnover; osteomalacia and related disorders; osteoporosis pathogenesis and therapy; primary hyperparathyroidism; renal osteodystrophy; surgical treatment for hyperparathyroidism; familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia and other syndromes of altered responsiveness to extracellular calcium; hypoparathyroidism; bone disease in hyperthyroidism; Paget's disease of bone; sarcoidosis and related disorders; bone disease in rheumatologic disorders; hypercalcaemia of malignancy; osteogenesis inperfecta; skeletal disorders characterized by osteosclerosis of hyperostosis; kidney stones - pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy; paediatric bone diseases N2 - Hardback; This edition features the latest advancements and research information in the field of metabolic bone disease. It includes information on molecular mechanisms, basic biology, pathophysiology and diagnosis and management strategies of this type of disease ER -