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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Calcif Tissue Int. 2012 Aug 4;91(3):215–224. doi: 10.1007/s00223-012-9628-z

Figure 2. Deletion of Cx43 from osteoblasts and osteocytes results in reduced maturation of collagen cross-links in the femoral midshaft.

Figure 2

Bone mineralization, crystallinity and collagen cross-linking were assessed in the femora by FTIRI in (A) cortical compartment of the diaphysis of Cx43fl/− and OCN-Cre;Cx43fl/− mice and (B) cancellous compartment of distal femora and cortical compartment of the diaphysis of Cx43fl/fl and DMP1-8kb-Cre;Cx43fl/fl mice. Ct: cortical, Cn: cancellous. Bars are mean ± SD. *, p<0.05 by independent Mann Whitney u-tests, n= 3. (C) Bone material density was measured by μCT in the femoral midshaft. Bars are mean ± SD, n=7-10.