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Table 3 Analysis of vascularisation

From: Microcomputed tomography of the femur of diabetic rats: alterations of trabecular and cortical bone microarchitecture and vasculature—a feasibility study

 

ZL rats

ZDF rats

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Femoral neck

 VV

0.02 ± 0.008

0.012 ± 0.002

0.047

 VV/TV (%)

2.8 ± 0.55

1.81 ± 0.21

0.047

 V.N (1/mm)

0.64 ± 0.07

0.32 ±  0.06

0.047

 V.Sp (mm)

0.25 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.01

0.047

 V.Th (mm)

0.04 ± 0.002

0.04 ± 0.006

0.069

Distal metaphysis

 VV

1.12 ± 0.3

0.44 ± 0.11

0.047

 VV/TV (%)

4.35 ± 1

1.8 ± 0.50

0.047

 V.N (1/mm)

0.53 ± 0.14

0.21 ± 0.06

0.047

 V.Sp (mm)

0.40 ± 0.018

0.64 ± 0.23

0.047

 V.Th (mm)

0.30 ± 0.40

0.08 ± 0.009

0.089

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation. V.N vessel number, V.Sp vessel separation, V.Th vessel thickness, VV vessel volume, VV/TV vessel volume percentage, ZDF Zucker diabetic fatty, ZL Zucker lean
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