Estrogen depletion and drug treatment alter the microstructure of type I collagen in bone
The impact of estrogen depletion and drug treatment on type I collagen fibril nanomorphology and collagen fibril packing (microstructure) was evaluated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) using an ovariectomized (OVX) rabbit model of estrogen deficiency induced bone loss. Nine month-old New Zealand whi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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Series: | Bone Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235218721630033X |