High-resolution micro-computed tomography analyses of the abnormal trabecular bone structures in klotho gene mutant mice.

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Inactivation mutation of the recently discovered klotho gene in mice causes a syndrome resembling aging. Manifestations include short life span, atherosclerosis, gonadal atropy, skin atropy, emphysema, ataxia and ectopic calcification. These mice also exhibit abnormally high bone density in the epiphyses of their tibiae based on X-ray and histological analyses. However, micro-structures of the trabecular bones in...

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