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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| description | 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 detected. The order of magnitude for the above structural parameter was the same for both genders in both experimental species. In rats, the greatest mean diameter value was that for the femoral, while in rabbits, the one for the rear tibia demonstrating a dependence on bone use and life style. An important aspect was the agreement between these observations and the mean values for Ca/P ratio, as observed in previous experiments, in the same bone sites and animals. Collagen fibril diameter and Ca/P ratio can both serve as indexes of bone quality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f283bd51a18b4a9faf303757af5e74102025-02-03T06:05:52ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2006-01-0161109111310.1100/tsw.2006.212Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus RatioPanagiotis Berillis0Dimitris Emfietzoglou1Margaret Tzaphlidou2Laboratory of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceThe 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 detected. The order of magnitude for the above structural parameter was the same for both genders in both experimental species. In rats, the greatest mean diameter value was that for the femoral, while in rabbits, the one for the rear tibia demonstrating a dependence on bone use and life style. An important aspect was the agreement between these observations and the mean values for Ca/P ratio, as observed in previous experiments, in the same bone sites and animals. Collagen fibril diameter and Ca/P ratio can both serve as indexes of bone quality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.212 |
| spellingShingle | Panagiotis Berillis Dimitris Emfietzoglou Margaret Tzaphlidou Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio |
| title_full | Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio |
| title_fullStr | Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio |
| title_short | Collagen Fibril Diameter in Relation to Bone Site and to Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio |
| title_sort | collagen fibril diameter in relation to bone site and to calcium phosphorus ratio |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.212 |
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