Roger Bouillon. A calcified skeleton was a very successful innovation for early vertebrates that enabled the solid implantation of teeth and improved mobility, as well as providing a calcium reservoir ...

Surprising new discoveries in the field of skeletal biology show that bone cells produce endocrine hormones that regulate phosphate and glucose homeostasis. In this Review, we examine the features of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — Osteocalcin, a hormone produced in cells responsible for bone remodeling, may be the link ...

The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. Hormones act ...

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have now identified a surprising and critically important novel function of the skeleton. They've shown for the first time that the skeleton is an ...

Whilst the effect of the microbiome on the digestive system has been studied over the past decade, the understanding of its effect on the endocrine system is less well understood. The endocrine system ...