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. 2013 Jun 13;8(6):e65979. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065979

Figure 3. Histomorphometric analysis of femurs from PiT1 +/+ and hypomorphic PiT1 neo/neo mice.

Figure 3

(A) Femur length of 15- and 30-day-old PiT1 +/+ and PiT1 neo/neo mice. At 15 days of age, there is a significant difference between the femur length of PiT1 +/+ (n = 11) and PiT1 neo/neo (n = 10) mice. This difference persists at 30 days of age (PiT1 +/+: n = 18; PiT1 neo/neo: n = 19). (B) Essential histomorphometric parameters to describe trabecular bone morphometry in 15- and 30-day-old PiT1 +/+ and PiT1 neo/neo femurs: the bone volume fraction (BV/TV), the trabecular number (Tb.N), the trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) and the trabecular separation (Tb. Sp). Data are represented as mean ± SEM. The analysis was repeated in 8 to 21 male and female mice in each group. Statistical analysis was carried out by Mann & Whitney’s method.