Table 1.
Strain | n | BV/TV | Tb.N | Tb.Th | Tb.Sp | OCS/BS | NOC/TAR | NOC/BPm | OBS/BS | OBS/OS | NOB/TAR | NOB/BPm | NOB/Opm |
% | mm−1 | µm | µm | % | % | % | |||||||
WT | 8 | 19.80 ± 7.75 | 4.69 ± 0.99 | 41.20 ± 7.55 | 179.65 ± 45.65 | 9.59 ± 5.22 | 80.62 ± 22.67 | 4.28 ± 1.32 | 30.59 ± 7.55 | 11.74 ± 4.66 | 105.60 ± 40.20 | 11.41 ± 4.51 | 36.68 ± 7.14 |
Ebi2−/− | 4 | 31.34 ± 11.01a | 5.56 ± 0.95 | 55.09 ± 13.51a | 131.04 ± 51.20a | 8.85 ± 4.12 | 59.90 ± 22.48a | 3.78 ± 1.15 | 32.37 ± 6.17 | 12.99 ± 4.72 | 131.36 ± 57.42 | 11.64 ± 4.45 | 36.01 ± 12.16 |
Ch25h−/− | 10 | 23.57 ± 11.74a | 5.10 ± 1.17 | 44.50 ± 11.63 | 160.77 ± 53.42 | 6.17 ± 1.86b | 55.20 ± 11.28a | 4.21 ± 1.19 | 47.11 ± 9.46 | 14.54 ± 5.85 | 141.59 ± 83.40 | 13.20 ± 5.27 | 37.61 ± 7.19 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD. BV/TV, bone volume per total volume; Tb.N, trabecular number; Tb.Th, trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp, trabecular separation; OCS/BS, OC surface; NOC/TAR, OC number per total area; NOC/BPm, OC number per bone perimeter; OBS/BS, OB surface per bone surface; OB/OS, OB surface/osteoid surface; NOB/TAR, OB number per total area; NOB/BPm, OB number per bone perimeter; NOB/Opm, OB number per osteoid perimeter.
Significant difference from WT controls, P < 0.05.
P = 0.06.