Metabolic Bone Disease, Third Edition is the new, expanded edition of the classic text, featuring the latest advancements and research information in this fast-moving field. The Third Edition includes the most up-to-date information on molecular mechanisms, basic biology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis and management strategies of metabolic bone disease. Key Features * Edited by "fathers of the field" * An expanded version of a classic AP text * Complete coverage of a fast-growing field.

L.G. Raisz and G.A. Rodan, Embryology and Anatomy. -- M.J. Glimcher, The Nature of the Mineral Phase in Bone: Biological and Clinical Implications. -- J.T. Potts, Jr. and H. Juppner, Parathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide in Calcium Homeostasis, Bone Metabolism, and Bone Development: The Proteins, Their Genes and Receptors. -- T.J. Martin, D.M. Findlay, J.M. Moseley, and P.M. Sexton, Calcitonin. -- M.F. Holick and J.S. Adams, Vitamin D Metabolism and Biological Function. -- R. Civitelli, K. Ziambaras, and R. Leelawattana, Pathophysiology of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Absorption. -- K. Hruska and A. Gupta, Disorders of Phosphate Homeostatis. -- M.-C. Monier-Faugere, M.C. Langub, and H.H. Malluche, Bone Biopsies: A Modern Approach. -- M. Uffmann, T.P. Fuerst, M. Jergas, and H.K. Genant, Noninvasive Assessment of Bone. -- C. Christiansen, C. Hassager, and B.J. Riis, Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover. -- A.M. Parfitt, Osteomalacia and Related Disorders. -- M. Kleerekoper and L.V. Avioli, Osteoporosis Pathogenesis and Therapy. -- J.T. Potts, Jr., Primary Hyperparathyroidism. -- E. Slatopolsky and J.A. Delmez, Renal Osteodystrophy. -- G.M. Doherty and S.A. Wells, Jr., Surgical Treatment for Hyperparathyroidism. -- E.M. Brown, M. Bai, and M. Pollak, Familial Benign Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia and Other Syndromes of Altered Responsiveness to Extracellular Calcium. -- M.A. Levine, Hypoparathyroidism and Pseudohypoparathyroidism. -- D.S. Ross, Bone Disease in Hyperthyroidism. -- F.R. Singer and S.M. Krane, Pagets Disease of Bone. -- N.H. Bell, Sarcoidosis and Related Disorders. -- S.R. Goldring and R.P. Polisson, Bone Disease in Rheumatologic Disorders. -- G.R. Mundy, Hypercalcemia of Malignancy. -- D.W. Rowe and J.R. Shapiro, Osteogenesis Imperfecta. -- M.P. Whyte, Skeletal Disorders Characterized by Osteosclerosis or Hyperostosis. -- C.Y.C. Pak, Kidney Stones: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy. -- F.H. Glorieux, G. Karsenty, and R.V. Thakker, Metabolic Bone Disease in Children. -- Subject Index.

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