Fragility of Bone Material Controlled by Internal Interfaces

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 201-212

  Wagermaier, Wolfgang ^a   Klaushofer, Klaus ^b   Fratzl, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bone fragility; Bone material quality; Bone mineral; Collagen; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MASS; BONE MATRIX; BONE MINERAL; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; ANIMAL; BONE; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE AND BONES; COLLAGEN; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84938739846     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: 14320827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-9978-4     Document Type: Review

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