Figure 3.
Size (mean ± s.d.) of Salmo salar vertebral bodies numbers 32–42 measured based on X‐rays. Measurements are taken from 30 individual fish per experimental group. The size of vertebral bodies from animals that received the phosphorus (P)‐deficient diet is significantly decreased. The shape of vertebra remains square with no compression. The last two columns represent the width of the intervertebral space added to the length of the vertebral bodies. , P‐deficient diet;
, P‐sufficient diet.