Table 2.
μCT
| WT | PAPP-A KO | p | |
| 2 mo | |||
| BV/TV | 0.093 ± 0.0072 | 0.062 ± 0.0063 | 0.009 |
| Conn.D | 73.4 ± 10.49 | 52.5 ± 10.38 | 0.063 |
| Tb.N | 4.27 ± 0.193 | 3.46 ± 0.240 | 0.018 |
| Tb.Th | 0.042 ± 0.0013 | 0.039 ± 0.0010 | 0.120 |
| Tb.Sp | 0.238 ± 0.0098 | 0.304 ± 0.0198 | 0.006 |
| 6 mo | |||
| BV/TV | 0.112 ± 0.0112 | 0.0601 ± 0.0075 | <0.0001 |
| Conn.D | 43.1 ± 9.28 | 25.2 ± 5.44 | 0.100 |
| Tb.N | 3.63 ± 0.127 | 4.00 ± 0.234 | 0.215 |
| Tb.Th | 0.055 ± 0.0017 | 0.040 ± 0.0010 | <0.0001 |
| Tb.Sp | 0.283 ± 0.0106 | 0.261 ± 0.0186 | 0.363 |
The tibia was assessed by μCT for the following: BV/TV, relative bone volume; Conn.D, connectivity density, normed by TV (1/mm3); Tb.N, trabecular number (1/mm); Tb, Th, trabecular thickness (mm); Tb.Sp, trabecular separation = marrow thickness (mm).
n = 7−9 mice per group, mean ± SE.