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. 2012 Aug 28;26(11):1883–1895. doi: 10.1210/me.2012-1062

Table 3.

3D-μCT analysis of femur distal metaphysis trabecular structure and midshaft cortical envelope

WT Dmp1Tg (full length) Dmp1Tg (57 kDa) Hyp Hyp/Dmp1Tg (full length) Hyp/Dmp1Tg (57 kDa)
Trabecular bone parameters
    Tb.BMD (mg HA/cm3) 149.9 ± 11.3 121.1 ± 25.0 122.5 ± 19.6 2.1 ± 0.8a 1.2 ± 0.6a 2.8 ± 1.2a
    BV/TV (%) 21.2 ± 1.2 18.6 ± 3.4 18.7 ± 3.1 0.7 ± 0.1a 0.5 ± 0.2a 0.4 ± 0.1a, b
    Tb.N. (−1) 5.2 ± 0.2 5.1 ± 0.3 4.8 ± 0.2 1.8 ± 0.1a 1.7 ± 0.1a 1.7 ± 0.1a
    Tb.Th (μm) 56.9 ± 3.1 46.4 ± 2.7a 44.9 ± 4.0a 34.8 ± 1.8a 35.5 ± 3.2a 33.8 ± 1.2a
    Tb.Sp (μm) 188.6 ± 8.4 209.6 ± 17.1 208.2 ± 12.0 575.1 ± 23.7a 640.5 ± 39.1a 610.4 ± 33.7a
    Conn.Dens. 231.8 ± 17.8 253.3 ± 19.3 200.4 ± 15.5 1.8 ± 0.7a 1.4 ± 1.2a 1.0 ± 0.9a
    SMI 1.7 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.2a 1.9 ± 0.3 3.6 ± 0.1a 3.8 ± 0.2a 3.7 ± 0.2a
    DA 1.89 ± 0.05 1.84 ± 0.02 1.76 ± 0.02 1.70 ± 0.03a 1.66 ± 0.07a 1.65 ± 0.08a
Cortical bone parameters
    Ct.BMD (mg HA/cm3) 862.0 ± 8.3 819.9 ± 15.0a 844.4 ± 11.6 572.4 ± 16.5a 580.9 ± 15.8a 509.7 ± 18.3a, b
    Ct.Th. (μm) 146.2 ± 7.3 130.1 ± 4.8 141.7 ± 8.6 54.8 ± 3.2a 55.7 ± 2.8a 44.0 ± 2.7a, b
    CSA (mm2) 2.31 ± 0.09 2.45 ± 0.10 2.37 ± 0.05 2.76 ± 0.10a 2.49 ± 0.10b 2.42 ± 0.05b
    Ct.Ar. (mm2) 0.60 ± 0.03 0.58 ± 0.04 0.57 ± 0.03 0.20 ± 0.02a 0.20 ± 0.02a 0.14 ± 0.02a, b
    Ma.Ar. (mm2) 1.73 ± 0.06 1.81 ± 0.08 1.81 ± 0.05 2.58 ± 0.08a 2.44 ± 0.06a 2.26 ± 0.04a, b

Values are expressed as mean ± se from eight mice per group at 5 wk of age. Comparisons were performed using one-way ANOVA and post hoc Fisher test. Tb.BMD, Trabecular bone mineral density; Conn.Dens, connectivity density; DA, degree of anisotropy; Ct.BMD, cortical bone mineral density; Ct.Th, cortical thickness; CSA, cross sectional area; Ct.Ar, cortical area; Ma.Ar, marrow area.

a

P < 0.05 vs. WT.

b

P < 0.05 vs.Hyp.