Age-related changes of bone mineral density and microarchitecture in miniature pigs
The Journal of veterinary medical science Volume 66 Issue 6
Page 599-609
published_at 2004
Title
Age-related changes of bone mineral density and microarchitecture in miniature pigs
Creators
Inui Azusa
Creators
Takuma Tetsuya
Creators
Tsutsumi Hideki
Creators
Tanigawa Manabu
Creators
Mamba Kouichi
Creator Keywords
bone mineral density
histomorphometric analyses
lumbar spine
miniature pig
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
Languages
eng
Resource Type
journal article
Publishers
日本獣医学会
Date Issued
2004
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0916-7250
[NCID]AA10796138
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[URI]http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jvms/-char/ja/
Schools
農学部