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Bone Mineralization

Known as: Mineralization, Bone, bone calcification, mineralization of bone 
The deposition of hydroxyapatite, a form of calcium phosphate with the formula Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, in bone tissue. [GOC:mah, PMID:22936354]
National Institutes of Health

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OsteogenesisPhysiologic calcification
Physiologic Ossificationnegative regulation of bone mineralizationpositive regulation of bone mineralization

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Normocalcemia is maintained in mice under conditions of calcium malabsorption by vitamin D-induced inhibition of bone mineralization.
Serum calcium levels are tightly controlled by an integrated hormone-controlled system that involves active vitamin D [1,25(OH)(2… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Application of microbial phytase in fish feed
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Unique coexpression in osteoblasts of broadly expressed genes accounts for the spatial restriction of ECM mineralization to bone.
Extracellular matrix (ECM) mineralization is a physiological process in bone and a pathological one in soft tissues. The… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A combination of prebiotic short- and long-chain inulin-type fructans enhances calcium absorption and bone mineralization in young adolescents.
BACKGROUND Short-term studies in adolescents have generally shown an enhancement of calcium absorption by inulin-type fructans… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The Degree of Mineralization of Bone Tissue Measured by Computerized Quantitative Contact Microradiography
Strength of bones depends on bone matrix volume (BMV), bone microarchitecture, but also bone mineralization, and we have recently… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Hypothalamic Y2 receptors regulate bone formation.
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a downstream modulator of leptin action, possibly at the level of the arcuate nucleus where NPY neurons… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Atherogenic High‐Fat Diet Reduces Bone Mineralization in Mice
The epidemiological correlation between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease is independent of age, but the basis for this… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Disruption of the fibroblast growth factor-2 gene results in decreased bone mass and bone formation.
Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), an important modulator of cartilage and bone growth and differentiation, is expressed and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Alendronate increases bone strength by increasing the mean degree of mineralization of bone tissue in osteoporotic women.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Development and testing of the AIN-93 purified diets for rodents: results on growth, kidney calcification and bone mineralization in rats and mice.
Because of nutritional and technical problems the AIN-76A rodent diet was revised. One of the new formulations was designated AIN… 
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