Table 1.

DXA Measurement of Ank ^+/+ and Ank ^KI/KI Mice

	Ank+/+			AnkKI/KI
	Skull (n = 8)	Mandible (n = 8)	Femur (n = 11)	Skull (n = 6)	Mandible (n = 6)	Femur (n = 11)
BMC (g)	0.176 ± 0.011	0.028 ± 0.002	0.008 ± 0.002	0.251 ± 0.008*	0.039 ± 0.004*	0.011 ± 0.001†
BMD (g/cm2)	0.087 ± 0.004	0.063 ± 0.002	0.058 ± 0.007	0.123 ± 0.003*	0.078 ± 0.005*	0.060 ± 0.003

Measurements of mice at 10 wk of age were determined by DXA. Data are mean ± SD for groups of 6–11 mice.

^* p < 0.01.

^† p < 0.05.