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Mechanical and geometric changes in the growing femora of BMP-5 deficient mice.
Bone - 1 Jun 1996
Mikić B, Van der Meulen M C, Kingsley D M, Carter D R
Abstract excerpt
We examined the growth-related changes in femoral geometry and torsional strength in BMP-5 deficient short-ear mice over a 22-week time interval ("long-term" changes). Four groups of female mice (n = 6 per group) were examined: short-ear animals and their heterozygous control littermates at 4 and 26 weeks of age. In agreement with findings previously observed in a mixed-gender group of adult mice (26 weeks), the...
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