Bone mineral deposition in mice selected for body conformation.

doi:10.1016/s0169-6009(08)80090-6

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Bone mineral deposition in mice selected for body conformation.

Bone and mineral - 1 Oct 1993

Di Masso R J, Font M T

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Bone mineral content was investigated in 2 lines of mice (CBi/C and CBi/L) that carry different biomasses per unit of skeletal weight. These lines also differ in their femoral histomorphometry and bone biomechanics. The logarithmic form of the allometric equation describing the relationship betwe...

Topics

Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biometry
Body Constitution
Body Weight
Bone Density
Bone and Bones
Female
Femur
Genotype
Male
Mice
Sex Characteristics
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