Overview
- Contains a catalogue of protocols to assist researchers in the pursuit of mechanistic studies
- Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
- Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 816)
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Table of contents(38 protocols)
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Culture of osteoblasts and osteocytes
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Culture of osteoclasts
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Biochemical and molecular analysis of bone cells
About this book
Studies over the past decade have continued to bring tremendous advances to our understanding of bone biology. New pathways have been discovered and expanded our knowledge of the ways in which genes and gene products affect bone cells and thereby bone mass and bone strength. In Bone Research Protocols, Second Edition, expert researchers in the field detail many methods commonly used to study bone biology. Focusing mainly on in vitro methods, this volume gives techniques for isolation, culture and functional analysis of all bone cell types and details a range of imaging methods, including light and ultrastructural microscopy and live cell imaging. Some important in vivo techniques are included, such as analysis of bone resorption and imaging using X rays, fluorescent or luminescent techniques. Methods for study of proteins and nucleic acid are included and methods for analysis of bone composition, measurement of bone strength, and response to mechanical stimulation are described. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and practical, Bone Research Protocols, Second Edition seeks to aid scientists in the bone field to establish new techniques in their laboratories.
Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
“This volume presents detailed modern experimental methods to study bone biology. For bone researchers.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 9 (3), March, 2012)Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Miep H. Helfrich
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Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medi, Rheumatic Diseases Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Stuart H. Ralston
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bone Research Protocols
Editors: Miep H. Helfrich, Stuart H. Ralston
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-415-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-414-8
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6100-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61779-415-5
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIV, 607
Topics: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology