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6th International Conference on Children's Bone Health

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
22 Jun 2013 - 25 Jun 2013

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6th International Conference on Children's Bone Health , 22 - 25 June 2013; Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Invited Speaker Abstracts

Obesity as a bone disease: round table

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Bone as an endocrine organ

Baldock Paul

Our understanding of skeletal biology has revealed bone as a tissue under complex regulatory control, with numerous systems influencing bone development and remodeling. In contrast, the regulatory output from bone tissue is very minimal. However, skeletal research is currently undergoing a period of marked expansion. One aspect in particular is the relationship between bone and fat metabolism. In addition to well-defined responses to weight bearing, emerging evidence indicates...

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Bone as an endocrine organ

Baldock Paul

Biographical DetailsPaul Baldock is Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader of the Bone Regulation Group, Neuroscience Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia. He completed his PhD in Human Physiology at the University of Adelaide in 2001 and since then has gone on to win several awards. His areas of interest are bone mass, neuropeptide Y, bone strength, ...