Bone health
The nature of healthy bone —
References & further reading
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3 Arnett, T., & Spowage, M. 1996. Modulation of the resorptive activity of rat osteoclasts by small changes in extracellular pH near the physiological range. Bone, 18 (3), 277–279. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8703584 (acessed 07.07.2008).
Kriegar, N., et al. 1992. Acidosis inhibits osteoblastic and stimulates osteoclastic activity in vitro. Am. J. Physiol., 262 (3 Pt. 2), F442–F448. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1558161 (accessed 07.07.2008).
4 Lanyon, L. 1993. Skeletal responses to physical loading. In Physiology and Pharmacology of Bone, eds. G. Mundy & J. Martin, 485–505. Berlin: Springer–Verlag.
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The nature of healthy bone
Original Publication Date: 01/21/2009
Last Modified: 08/17/2009
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet