Journal of Hard Tissue Biology 16(1)
Review
	Biological Analysis of a Candidate Stem Cell -KUSA/A1 cell - for Bone Tissue Engineering
	Andrea P. Rodriguez , Hidetsugu Tsujigiwa, Silvina Borkosky, Liliana Missana, Sfer Ana Maria, Gulsan Ana Sathi,
	Esra Gunduz, Lefeuvre Mathieu Bernard, Tohru Takagi and Noriyuki Nagai
	p1-14
	Morphology, Function, and Differentiation of Bone Cells
	Hiroaki Nakamura
	p15-22
Original
	Role of Heparanase in the Release of Heparan Sulphate Binding Growth Factors in Odontogenic Tumors
	Phuu Pwint Han , Hitoshi Nagatsuka, Ryo Tamamura, Naoki Katase, Lefeuvre Mathieu Bernard, Hailong Hu,
	Shin Takagi, Nobuhisa Ishida, Keisuke Nakano, Toshiyuki Kawakami and Mehmet Gunduz
	p 23-30
	Dental Pulp Changes Observed in a Patient on Long-term Corticosteroids
	Yoshiho Chigono, Tateo Daimon, Makoto Miyagawa, Yasushi Miake, Mitsuko Moriguchi, Yoko Tanabe,
	Yoshihiro Takeyasu and Yoshimi Ichinokawa
	p31-35
	Characterization and Gene Expression Profiling of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
	Hiroki Mori, Yoshitaro Itano, Naoya Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Kosaka, Noriaki Tanaka, Hitoshi Nagatsuka,
	Masahisa Inoue, Kojun Setsu and Tohru Nakanishi
	p36-41
	Relationship between Oral Condition and Bone Density from Results of Public Health Screening Examinations
	Application in Clinical Setting
	Takafumi Yamamoto, Tamotsu Yamaga, Takeshi Shimahara, Yasunori Ariyoshi, Masashi Shimahara,
	Rei Kono, Misuzu Watanabe, and Koichi Kono
	p42-47
Notices
	Instructions for Authors
	p48-