Fig. 1.

Histological sections (50 μm thick) taken from SHAM group showing the regions in which the histomorphometrical analyses were performed: (A) sagittal section of the 4th lumbar vertebra; (B) transversal section of the 5th lumbar vertebra; (C) sagittal section of the distal epiphysis of femur; (D) transversal section at the mid-diaphyseal level of femur. The broken lines indicate the areas in which evaluations were recorded.