Endocrine Abstracts

The process of bone remodelling enables the conservation of an optimal bone mass and properties during adult life. Recent evidences, based on genetic and pharmacological data, revealed that this process is under the control of hypothalamic and neuronal signals released by sympathetic nerves in the bone microenvironment. The implication of these findings is that bone remodelling can be considered as a classical homeostatic process, coupled and fully integrated with other endocr...