Bone Formation and Repair

Bone Induction and Role of Angiogenesis in the Healing. Bone as a tissue (A. Veis). Bone morphogenetic proteins. Part 1 (M.R. Urist). Bone morphogenetic proteins. Part 2 (M.R. Urist). BMP expression and bone biogenesis (A.M. Rabie, M.R. Urist). Composite grafts in alveolar ridge augmentation for implants (A.M. Rabie, M.B. Comfort). Effect of TGF-beta1 on enhancement of rate and quantity of osseointegration for dental implants: a preliminary study (Y.L. Huang et al. ). Study of interface bone induced between allogeneic cranial bone blocks used as onlay grafts in rabbits and rhesus monkeys (M. Sharawy et al. ). Bone grafting procedures in the maxillofacial region: a clinical perspective (N. Samman, L.K. Cheung, H. Tideman). Bone repair in orthopaedic surgery (W.M. Tang, K.Y. Chiu, S.P. Chow). Mouse models for the study of fracture repair (K.M.C. Cheung, K.S.E. Cheah). Molecular and biochemical advances in the field of clinical bone induction (A.M. Rabie). The role of macrophages in the control of angiogenesis in wound repair: nitric oxide (NO), angiogenesis inhibitors and tumor suppresser genes (S.J. Leibovich et al. ). Vascular anatomy of the temporalis muscle flap and its surgical implication (L.K. Cheung, N. Samman, H. Tideman). Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Biosynthesis and Extracellular Matrix Macro-molecules. Dentin matrix proteins (A. George). The distribution of serum proteins in dental hard tissues (Y. Takagi). The unique nature of the temporomandibular joint metabolism. The clinical implications (T.M. Graber). Phosphorylation of matrix vesicle components - dependent on alkaline phosphatase? (P.J. Hung, D.K.Y. Shum, T.R.C. Boyde). Electrophoretic studies on matrix vesicles from rabbit growth plate cartilage (W.C.H. Leung, D.K.Y. Shum, T.R.C. Boyde). Bioprosthetic heart valve calcification: pathophysiology and prevention (C.L. Webb et al. ). Urinary glycosaminoglycans and crystallization of urinary calcium oxalate (D.K.Y. Shum, M.D.I. Gohel). A study of Zeng-Gu-San, a new Chinese traditional herb for periodontitis, and observation of its clinical effects (F.M. Wen et al. ). Abstract Session. Bone as a tissue: structure, growth and repair (A. Veis). Genotype-phenotype relationships in the growth plate (K.S.E. Cheah et al. ). Resistance to E. coli heart-stable enterotoxin Sta and skeletal abnormalities in mice lacking the cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase II gene (R. Fassler et al. ). Characterization of the dentin matrix proteins and its role in dentin mineralization (A. George). The distribution of serum proteins in dental hard tissues (Y. Takagi). The characteristics of microsomal casein kinase II in osteoblastic cells - its role in the phosphorylation of matrix protein (W.C. Bing). The role of macrophages in the control of angiogenesis in wound repair: nitric oxide (NO), angiogenesis inhibitors and tumor suppressor genes (S.L. Leibovich et al. ). The vascular anatomy of temporalis muscle flap and its surgical implication (L.K.