vbid/9783030573782

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This volume is designed to provide an understanding of current and potential therapies for osteoporosis. The opening chapter introduces the� cells of bone and their interactions. �Several following chapters describe factors affecting bone including systemic hormones with significant effects on bone, and local�mediators including growth factors, prostaglandins, cytokines and chemokines.�Topics that�have�commanded�particular attention recently are�calcium,�FGF-23,�nervous system bone�interactions. Drugs that cause bone loss�provide important information on mechanism as well as therapeutic considerations.�An overview�of the genetics of bone disorders and a discussion of the pathophysiology of osteoporosis establish the clinical context. The final chapters discuss current and potential osteoporosis treatments.�Typham this is the title: Bone Regulators and Osteoporosis Therapy 1st Edition