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Table 1.

Abbreviations and definitions used for analyzed histological tissues

Tissue	Abbreviation	Definition
Bone with hematopoietic marrow	BHM	Presence of hematopoietic cells and osteocytes^a
Bone with adipose marrow	BAM	Presence of adipose cells and osteocytes^a
Fibrous tissue	F	Presence of fibroblasts and collagenous fibers
Fibrocartilage	FC	Presence of (rows of) chondrocytes
Cage material	C	Absence of cells

^aBone defined as tissue containing osteocytes, hematopoietic marrow defined as tissue containing hematopoietic cells, and adipose marrow defined as tissue containing adipose cells