Fig. 5.
Collagen fibril diameter measurements by age and genotype. Transmission electronmicroscopymeasured distribution of fibril diameters at P150 and P570 for [A]WT, [B] Bgn−/− and [C] Dcn−/−. With aging, WT undergoes a shift to a bimodal distribution with an increase in larger fibrils. Bgn−/− converges toward a single mean. Dcn−/− experiences the least change with age.