The Physiological Basis of Metabolic Bone Disease

Build your understanding of metabolic bone disease through the physiology of mineral metabolism. Connecting physiology and medicine, this book explores the principles regulating mineral homeostasis in response to genetic, molecular, environmental, and nutritional factors.

What you'll learn

• Calcium and vitamin D nutrition: Explore their place in mineral metabolism alongside intestinal calcium absorption.
• Calcium regulation: Understand plasma calcium homeostasis, renal handling of calcium, and calcium-sensing receptors.
• Phosphate balance: Examine the physiological principles of plasma phosphate homeostasis.
• Hormonal actions: Study the endocrine actions of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and calcitonin.
• Calcification: Explore the calcification process within the broader study of mineral metabolism.
• Interrelated influences: Connect genetic, molecular, environmental, and nutritional factors with the regulation of mineral homeostasis.

Who this is for

For readers studying or working in physiology, medicine, or metabolic bone disease who want to deepen their understanding of mineral regulation and the relationship between physiological principles and medicine.

Details

• Authors: Paul Anderson, Howard Arthur Morris, Borje Edgar Christopher Nordin
• Edition: 1
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Brand: Orthopedics Library
• Published date: 2014-05-19
• Pages: 232
• ISBN: 9781040198773, 1040198775

Strengthen your foundation in mineral metabolism. Add this book to your library and explore the physiological basis of metabolic bone disease.