Currently available data describing the gene expression and regulation, secretion,
distribution, and protein chemistry of osteopontin (OPN) all are consistent with the notions of …

In two interrelated articles, the current revision of the functional matrix hypothesis extends to
a reconsideration of the relative roles of genomic and of epigenetic processes and …

Humans demonstrate species-wide bilateral asymmetry in long bone dimensions. Previous
studies have documented greater right-biases in upper limb bone dimensions—especially in …

The central paradigm of skeletal mechanobiology is that mechanical forces modulate
morphological and structural fitness of the skeletal tissues—bone, cartilage, ligament and …

A longitudinal sample of 20 subjects, measured an average of 34 to 35 times each at
approximately 6-month intervals from near birth through late adolescence, was used to …

The increase in lower/upper limb bone length and strength proportions in adult humans
compared to most other anthropoid primates is commonly viewed as an adaptation to …

A broad understanding of bone and tooth microstructure is necessary for constructing the
biological profile of an individual or individuals within a population. Bone Histology: An …

Despite the wide range of locomotor adaptations in birds, little detailed attention has been
given to the relationships between the quantitative structural characteristics of avian limb …

Analyses of non-avian dinosaur locomotion have been hampered by the lack of an
appropriate locomotor analog among extant taxa. Birds, though members of the clade …

Q2) Page 1 Q2) Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Vol. 37 No. 2, March/April
2000 Pages 189—199 Osteoporosis and Bone Functional Adaptation Department of Veterans …