Bone and Development

by Bronner, Felix; Farach-Carson, Mary C.; Roach, H. I.

• ISBN13: 9781848828216
• ISBN10: 1848828217
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This volume, the sixth in the series Topics in Bone Biology, presents the current knowledge of bone development and of the relation of bone to development.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xix
Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects of Bone Development	p. 1
Tissue Interactions in Long Bone Development	p. 25
The Epiphyseal Growth Plate	p. 39
Hedgehog Signaling in Growth Plate and Bone Development	p. 65
Role of microRNA in Skeleton Development	p. 81
FGF/FGFR Signaling in Skeletal Dysplasias	p. 93
The Role of Hypoxia-Induced Factors	p. 107
BMP Signaling in Skeletogenesis	p. 125
Wnt Signaling in Bone Development	p. 137
Development of the Craniofacial Complex	p. 153
Dentin and Bone: Similar Collagenous Mineralized Tissues	p. 183
Evolution of Bone Proteins	p. 201
Osteogenesis Imperfecta	p. 215
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Developmental Implications of a Novel Metamorphogene	p. 233
Bone-Mineral Homeostasis and Associated Pathologies	p. 251
Interrelationship Between Bone and Other Tissues: Brain-Bone Axis and Bone-Adipo Axis	p. 267
Mechanobiology of Bone Development and Computational Simulations	p. 279
Subject Index	p. 297
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