Age-related changes of bone mineral density and microarchitecture in miniature pigs

Age-related changes of bone mineral density and microarchitecture in miniature pigs

Creators Inui Azusa

Creators Itamoto Kazuhito

Creators Takuma Tetsuya

Creators Tsutsumi Hideki

Creators Tanigawa Manabu

Creators Hayasaki Mineo

Creators Taura Yasuho

Creators Mamba Kouichi

Bone mineral density (BMD), distribution of its density and bone histomorphometric parameters were evaluated in lumbar vertebra of normally growing miniature pigs. The fourth lumbar vertebra (L4) of the Gottingen miniature pig were used in this cross-sectional study in vitro. The BMD of the miniature pig was similar to that of humans in tendency of gender differences and some growth patterns during puberty. In these regards this animal appears useful as a model for human bone study. However, the trabecular and cortical BMDs of lumbar spine were extremely high value (399.43 ± 26.36 mg/cm^3 in female trabeculae

[ISSN]0916-7250

[NCID]AA10796138

https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.66.599

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