Table 1.
Bone structure, mineralization, stiffness, and osteocyte density in WT and OtGP3 MT3 bone
Parameter | B6-WT | OtGP3 |
Bone length, mm | 7.75 0.07 | 7.59 0.14* |
Total bone area, mm2 | 0.208 0.25 E-2 | 0.205 0.12 E-2 |
TMD, g/cm3 | 1.15 0.02 | 1.05 0.02* |
Sectional stiffness, N/m | 7.58 0.36 | 7.82 1.03 |
Ot.N, no./mm2 | 491 38 | 448 39* |
Values are mean ± SD. n = 6 per group. Ot.N, osteocyte number; TMD, tissue mineral density. *P < 0.05.