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. 2021 Aug 29;100(11):101450. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101450

Table 6.

The bone mineral density in each wing bone in NW and AW in HW geese.

Parts Parameter The kinds of wing
SEM P-value
NWs AWs
Humerus BMC (g) 8.89 8.46 0.02 0.606
BMD (g/cm2) 0.25 0.26 0.01 0.495
Ulna BMC (g) 3.47 3.50 0.02 0.922
BMD (g/cm2) 0.21 0.22 0.01 0.758
Radial BMC (g) 1.75 1.80 0.07 0.740
BMD (g/cm2) 0.21 0.22 0.01 0.279
Metacarpal BMC (g) 2.37 2.11 0.11 0.303
BMD (g/cm2) 0.22 0.22 0.01 0.680
Phalanges BMC (g) 0.48 0.43 0.03 0.442
BMD (g/cm2) 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.764

Abbreviations: BMC, bone mineral content; BMD, bone mineral density.

NW, normal wings form normal wing geese; AW, angel wings from bilateral angel wing geese; wings were from the right-side wing of HW goose. n = 4