Nutrition and bone development /

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Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Description:xiv, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1130878
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Other authors / contributors:Simmons, David Jason
ISBN:0195043766 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Development of the Musculoskeletal System
  • 1. Histogenesis of the Musculoskeletal System
  • 2. Skeletal Biomechanics and Aging
  • Part 2. Nutritional Problems in Mineral Metabolism Over the Lifespan
  • 3. Nutritional Factors Affecting Mineral Homeostasis andMineralization in the Term of the Preterm Infant
  • 4. Undernutrition as a Modulator of General and BoneAging in the Rat
  • 5. The Effect of Undernutrition upon Skeletal Development, Maturationand Growth
  • 6. Osteoporotic Fractures
  • 7. Magnesium Metabolism
  • 8. The Vitamin D Endocrine System
  • 9. Vitamin C
  • Part 3. Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids
  • 10. Dietary Protein and Bone Calcium Metabolism
  • 11. Stimulation of Intestinal Calcium and Phosphorous Absorptionby Carbohydrates
  • 12. Dietary Lipids and the Calcifying Tissues
  • Part 4. Trace Elements and Metabolic Bone Disease
  • 13. Aluminum Metabolism and the Uremic Patient
  • 14. Flouride Metabolism and the Osteoporotic Patient
  • 15. Lead Intoxication
  • 16. Tin
  • 17. Zinc
  • Part 5. ARchaeological Dietary Considerations
  • 18. Archaeological Diets and Skeletal Integrity