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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 3. Deletion of Cx43 from osteoblasts and osteocytes does not affect vertebral bone.

Figure 3

(A) Mechanical properties of the lumbar vertebra L5 from Cx43fl/− and OCN-Cre;Cx43fl/− mice were determined by vertebral compression. Bars are mean ± SD. n = 6-11. (B) Bone mineralization, crystallinity and collagen cross-linking were assessed by FTIRI in the cancellous and cortical compartments of lumbar vertebra L5. Bars are mean ± SD, n= 3.