FIG. 1.

Microcomputed tomography (microCT) reconstructions and volume quantification of ectopic bone in unaltered male, castrated male, unaltered female, and ovariectomized female hosts. (a) microCT reconstructions of ectopic bone in unaltered male, castrated male, unaltered female, and ovariectomized female hosts at 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42 days post implantation of muscle-derived stem cell (MDSC)-B4. Scale bar represents 5 mm. (b) volume of ectopic bone formed in unaltered male, castrated male, unaltered female, and ovariectomized female hosts at 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42 days post implantation of MDSC-B4. *indicates different from unaltered male at same time, ^#indicates different from castrated male at same time (p<0.05 for both). Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tea