TABLE 3 .
Trabecular and cortical bone parameters for conventionalized SW micea
| Bone type, parameter | Mean value ± SEM for samples from mice receiving indicated treatment (no. of mice) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GF (6) | CONV-D (8) | ||
| Trabecular | |||
| BV/TV (%) | 32.16 ± 4.78 | 28.57 ± 3.71 | 0.14 |
| BMD (mg/cm3) | 269.73 ± 32.74 | 253.17 ± 28.75 | 0.33 |
| Tb. Th. (μm) | 56.31 ± 5.79 | 53.85 ± 5.21 | 0.42 |
| Tb. N. (mm−1) | 5.71 ± 0.21 | 5.31 ± 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Tb. sp. (μm) | 149.85 ± 5.77 | 160.55 ± 6.51 | 0.26 |
| Cortical | |||
| Ct. volume (mm3) | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 0.95 ± 0.01 | 0.48 |
| Ct. thickness (μm) | 244.38 ± 2.63 | 242.15 ± 2.18 | 0.32 |
| BMD (mg/cm3) | 1,074.78 ± 9.83 | 1,083.66 ± 12.49 | 0.92 |
| MOI (mm4) | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.84 |
| Body weight (g) | 32.82 ± 2.79 | 31.98 ± 2.60 | 0.57 |
| Femur length (mm) | 16.79 ± 0.27 | 16.47 ± 0.56 | 0.22 |
a
This table summarizes data from the experiment described in the legend to Fig. 2a.