Table 1.
Femoral cortical bone morphology and geometry in 4-month wild-type and COX-2−/− mice
Wild type |
COX-2 |
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Females | Males | Females | Males | |
Cort. BV. (mm3) | 0.854 (0.022)a | 1.157 (0.016) | 0.873 (0.024)a | 1.157 (0.035) |
Cort.thickness(mm) | 0.216 (0.001)a | 0.242 (0.003) | 0.214 (0.002)a | 0.234 (0.004) |
Ant-Pos diameter (mm) | 1.32 (0.03)a | 1.52 (0.02) | 1.31 (0.04)a | 1.56 (0.03) |
Med-Lat diameter (mm) | 1.62 (0.04)a | 1.98 (0.02) | 1.63 (0.02)a | 1.96 (0.02) |
Avg length (mm) | 15.91 (0.09)a | 16.41 (0.09) | 15.88 (0.13)a | 16.22 (0.08) |
IML (mm4) | 0.127 (0.009)a | 0.234 (0.01) | 0.13 (0.012)a | 0.243 (0.013) |
IAP (mm4) | 0.193 (0.014)a | 0.384 (0.011) | 0.197 (0.012)a | 0.380 (0.018) |
Data are presented as mean (SEM).
Significance between sex (P < 0.01).