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. 2021 Jun 3;12:3319. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23642-7

Fig. 3. Increased bone mass in Nron cTG mice due to suppressed bone resorption.

Fig. 3

a Representative μCT images showing the 3D bone structures of femurs from 6-month-old female WT littermates and Nron cTG mice, (similar results were obtained in all mice, n = 6/group). Scale bar: 1 mm (all panels). b μCT measurements of BV/TV and Tb.N in femurs from 6-month-old female WT littermates and Nron cTG mice, (n = 6/group). c Representative H&E staining images of femurs from 6-month-old female WT littermates and Nron cTG mice, (similar results were obtained in all mice, n = 6/group). Scale bar: 500 μm. d Histological measurements of BV/TV values in c, (n = 6/group). e Representative TRAP staining images of femurs from 6-month-old female WT littermates and Nron cTG mice, (similar results were obtained in all mice, n = 6/group). Scale bar: 500 μm (upper panels); 100 μm (lower panels). f Quantification of osteoclastic metrics Oc.N/B.Pm and Oc.S/BS in subepiphyseal region of femurs in e, (n = 6/group). g Serum CTX-I and TRAP5b levels of 6-month-old female WT littermates and Nron cTG mice analyzed by ELISA, (n = 6/group). Data are presented as the means ± s.e.m. Significant differences between two groups were determined by unpaired Student’s t-test (two-tailed). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.