Table of Contents

Nutritional Requirements for Calcium and Vitamin D. Physiology of Vitamin D, Calcium, and Phosphate Absorption. Plasma and Extracellular Fluid Calcium Homeostasis in Relation to Metabolic Bone Disease: Role of Kidneys. Calcium Sensing Receptors: Coordinators of Mineral Metabolism and Therapeutic Targets for Metabolic Bone Disorders. Parathyroid Hormone: Its Role in Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis. Phosphate Homeostasis and Metabolic Bone Disease. Vitamin D: Activities for Bone Health. Physiological Actions of Calcitonin. Definition, Diagnosis, and Significance of Osteoporosis. Index.

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Borje Edgar Christopher Nordin, Howard Arthur Morris, Paul Anderson