Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio

The collagen fibril diameter was measured in cortical bone samples from the femoral neck, rear and front tibia of female and male rats and rabbits using electron microscopy analysis. In most cases, statistically significant differences in mean fibril diameter values between different bone sites were...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Berillis, Dimitris Emfietzoglou, Margaret Tzaphlidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.212