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A. MICHAEL PARFITT

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Also affiliated: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1972); University College Hospital (1966); Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (1977); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2001); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1992); Harvard University (2001); University of Ottawa (1986); Henry Ford Health (1976–2003); University of Cape Town (1985); University of California, Los Angeles (1972); The University of Queensland (1964–1991); Oregon Health & Science University (1987); University of Michigan (1977–1981); University of Arkansas Medical Center (1997–2004); Groote Schuur Hospital (1985); Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (1964–1965); Henry Ford Hospital (1972–2003); Portland VA Medical Center (1987); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2002–2012); St Mary's Hospital (1994); University College London (1966); University of Bath (1977)

86 h-index 301 pubs 40,410 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Bone and Bones
  • Middle Aged
  • Adult
  • Male
  • Bone Density
  • Aged
  • Osteoporosis
  • Animals
  • Bone Resorption
  • Calcium
  • Bone Remodeling
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Osteoblasts

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

A. M. Parfitt's research has focused on understanding microbial infections and their related disease processes. Their work includes investigating the mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and exploring potential therapeutic interventions. Parfitt has contributed to the field through publications detailing findings in this area.

Metrics

  • h-index: 86
  • Publications: 301
  • Citations: 40,410

Selected Publications

  • Parathyroid Growth (2014)
    Elsevier eBooks 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Skeletal Heterogeneity and the Purposes of Bone Remodeling (2013)
    Elsevier eBooks 51 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Standardized nomenclature, symbols, and units for bone histomorphometry: A 2012 update of the report of the ASBMR Histomorphometry Nomenclature Committee (2012)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2598 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • For whom the bell tolls: Distress signals from long-lived osteocytes and the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases (2012)
    Bone 65 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • What old means to bone (2010)
    Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism 404 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dependence of bone yield (volume of bone formed per unit of cement surface area) on resorption cavity size during osteonal remodeling in human rib: implications for osteoblast function and the pathogenesis of age-related bone loss (2009)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Trabecular packet-level lamellar density patterns differ by fracture status and bone formation rate in white females (2009)
    Bone 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Perspective: Quantifying Osteoblast and Osteocyte Apoptosis: Challenges and Rewards (2007)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 212 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Independent and Combined Contributions of Cancellous and Cortical Bone Deficits to Vertebral Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women (2006)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 27 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Misconceptions V—Activation of osteoclasts is the first step in the bone remodeling cycle (2006)
    Bone 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Osteocyte Apoptosis Is Induced by Weightlessness in Mice and Precedes Osteoclast Recruitment and Bone Loss (2006)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 494 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Rosiglitazone Causes Bone Loss in Mice by Suppressing Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation (2005)
    Endocrinology 446 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Differences in osteocyte and lacunar density between Black and White American women (2005)
    Bone 56 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drugs Used to Treat Osteoporosis: The Critical Need for a Uniform Nomenclature Based on Their Action on Bone Remodeling (2005)
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 380 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The morphological association between microcracks and osteocyte lacunae in human cortical bone (2005)
    Bone 155 citations DOI OpenAlex

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