TABLE 4 .
Trabecular and cortical bone parameters for conventionalized C57BL/6 micea
| Bone type, parameter | Mean value ± SEM for samples from mice receiving indicated treatment (no. of mice) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GF (10) | CONV-D (8) | ||
| Trabecular | |||
| BV/TV (%) | 9.33 ± 0.54 | 8.46 ± 0.49 | 0.26 |
| BMD (mg/cm3) | 109.91 ± 10.79 | 98.48 ± 12.09 | 0.07 |
| Tb. Th. (μm) | 33.45 ± 1.09 | 35.01 ± 2.25 | 0.07 |
| Tb. N. (mm−1) | 2.83 ± 0.40 | 2.41 ± 0.28 | 0.02 |
| Tb. sp. (μm) | 203.91 ± 14.08 | 229.94 ± 11.88 | 0.001 |
| Cortical | |||
| Ct. volume (mm3) | 0.55 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.38 |
| Ct. thickness (μm) | 162.38 ± 2.63 | 166.88 ± 2.18 | 0.21 |
| BMD (mg/cm3) | 963.58 ± 23.71 | 954.22 ± 23.05 | 0.41 |
| MOI (mm4) | 0.030 ± 0.002 | 0.028 ± 0.004 | 0.30 |
| Body weight (g) | 18.68 ± 0.71 | 17.83 ± 1.43 | 0.12 |
| Femur length (mm) | 12.41 ± 0.62 | 12.29 ± 0.46 | 0.67 |
a
This table summarizes data from the experiment described in the legend to Fig. 2b.