Osteoporosis Methods and Protocols /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Westendorf, Jennifer. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Methods in Molecular Biology, 455
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-104-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • In Vitro Models
  • Isolation and Culture of Rodent Osteoprogenitor Cells
  • Osteoclast Culture and Resorption Assays
  • Assessing New Bone Formation in Neonatal Calvarial Organ Cultures
  • Detection of Apoptosis of Bone Cells In Vitro
  • In Vivo Rodent Models
  • In Vivo Parathyroid Hormone Treatments and RNA Isolation and Analysis
  • Assessment of Bone Formation Capacity Using In vivo Transplantation Assays: Procedure and Tissue Analysis
  • Ossicle and Vossicle Implant Model Systems
  • Utility of the Ovariectomized Rat as a Model for Human Osteoporosis in Drug Discovery
  • Orchidectomy Models of Osteoporosis
  • Methods of Gene Delivery
  • Gene Delivery by Adenoviruses
  • Lentivirus Delivery of shRNA Constructs into Osteoblasts
  • Gene Delivery by Retroviruses
  • Molecular and Genetic Techniques
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assays: Application of ChIP-on-Chip for Defining Dynamic Transcriptional Mechanisms in Bone Cells
  • Identification of Transcription Factor Target Genes by ChIP Display
  • Application of the Laser Capture Microdissection Technique for Molecular Definition of Skeletal Cell Differentiation In Vivo
  • Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping
  • Imaging Techniques
  • In Situ Nuclear Organization of Regulatory Machinery
  • Bioluminescent Imaging in Bone
  • Micro-Computed Tomography: A Method for the Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Three-Dimensional Structure of Biological Specimens
  • Fourier Transform-Infrared Microspectroscopy and Microscopic Imaging
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Assessment of the In Vivo Adaptive Response to Mechanical Loading
  • Determination of Bone's Mechanical Matrix Properties by Nanoindentation
  • Fluid Flow Assays.