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B. Lawrence Riggs

B. Lawrence Riggs

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Medicine

D-Index
151
Citations
81030
World Ranking
1126
National Ranking
647

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

B. Lawrence Riggs is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their professional profile reflects a dedicated role in clinical and academic research within this reputable institution.

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians, an acknowledgment of their involvement in the medical research community.

The absence of listed publications, co-authors, or specific fields and topics of study indicates that available public academic data on this researcher may be limited or not fully documented in accessible databases.

Despite the limited publicly available publication records, B. Lawrence Riggs maintains a professional affiliation that suggests active engagement in clinical research or medical practice within the Mayo Clinic's environment.

Best Publications

  • Sex steroids and the construction and conservation of the adult skeleton.

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton

  • Perspective : how many women have osteoporosis ?

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth A. Chrischilles;Cyrus Cooper;Ann W. Lane

  • Evidence of estrogen receptors in normal human osteoblast-like cells

    EF Eriksen;DS Colvard;DS Colvard;NJ Berg;NJ Berg;ML Graham;ML Graham

  • The roles of osteoprotegerin and osteoprotegerin ligand in the paracrine regulation of bone resorption.

    L C Hofbauer;S Khosla;C R Dunstan;D L Lacey

  • Effect of fluoride treatment on the fracture rate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Stephen F. Hodgson;W. Michael O'Fallon;Edmund Y.S. Chao

  • A Unitary Model for Involutional Osteoporosis: Estrogen Deficiency Causes Both Type I and Type II Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women and Contributes to Bone Loss in Aging Men

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN WOMEN

    L. Joseph Melton;Stephen H. Kan;Mark A. Frye;Heinz W. Wahner

  • Selective estrogen-receptor modulators -- mechanisms of action and application to clinical practice.

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Lynn C. Hartmann

  • Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with Transdermal Estrogen

    Edward G. Lufkin;Heinz W. Wahner;William M. O'Fallon;Stephen F. Hodgson

  • Relationship of serum sex steroid levels and bone turnover markers with bone mineral density in men and women: A key role for bioavailable estrogen

    Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. M. O'Fallon

  • Long-term fracture prediction by bone mineral assessed at different skeletal sites

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. Michael O'Fallon;Heinz W. Wahner

  • How Many Women Have Osteoporosis

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth A. Chrischilles;Cyrus Cooper;Ann W. Lane

  • Leptin acts on human marrow stromal cells to enhance differentiation to osteoblasts and to inhibit differentiation to adipocytes.

    Thierry Thomas;Francesca Gori;Sundeep Khosla;Michael D. Jensen

  • Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Serum Vitamin D Metabolites in Normal Subjects and Osteoporotic Patients: EFFECT OF AGE AND DIETARY CALCIUM

    J C Gallagher;B L Riggs;J Eisman;A Hamstra

  • Population-based study of age and sex differences in bone volumetric density, size, geometry, and structure at different skeletal sites.

    B Lawrence Riggs;L Joseph Melton;Richard A Robb;Jon J Camp

  • Role of RANK ligand in mediating increased bone resorption in early postmenopausal women

    Guitty Eghbali-Fatourechi;Sundeep Khosla;Arunik Sanyal;William J. Boyle

  • Estrogen stimulates gene expression and protein production of osteoprotegerin in human osteoblastic cells.

    Lorenz C. Hofbauer;Sundeep Khosla;Colin R. Dunstan;David L. Lacey

  • Risk factors for spinal osteoporosis in men

    Ego Seeman;L.Joseph Melton;W.Michael O'Fallon;B.Lawrence Riggs

  • Relative contributions of testosterone and estrogen in regulating bone resorption and formation in normal elderly men

    Alireza Falahati-Nini;B. Lawrence Riggs;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. Michael O’Fallon

  • Classification of vertebral fractures

    Richard Eastell;Sandra L. Cedel;Heinz W. Wahner;B. Lawrence Riggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Sundeep Khosla
Sundeep Khosla Mayo Clinic
L. Joseph Melton
L. Joseph Melton Mayo Clinic
Ann L. Oberg
Ann L. Oberg Mayo Clinic
Richard Eastell
Richard Eastell University of Sheffield
Richard A. Robb
Richard A. Robb Mayo Clinic
Patrick J. Kelly
Patrick J. Kelly New York University
Mary L. Bouxsein
Mary L. Bouxsein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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