Site‐specific changes in bone microarchitecture, mineralization, and stiffness during lactation and after weaning in mice
Liu XS, Ardeshirpour L, VanHouten JN, Shane E, Wysolmerski JJ. Site‐specific changes in bone microarchitecture, mineralization, and stiffness during lactation and after weaning in mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 27: 865-875. PMID: 22189918, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaBone and BonesBone DensityCalcification, PhysiologicFemaleFinite Element AnalysisImaging, Three-DimensionalLactationMiceWeaningX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsWhole bone stiffnessNulliparous miceBone microarchitectureTissue mineralizationBone mineral density BMDIndividual trabecula segmentationDramatic bone lossBone mineral densityBone stiffnessRecovered miceBone lossMineral densityPup weaningEffect of lactationMouse modelSkeletal sitesBone quantityClinical observationsMicro-finite element analysisBone qualitySite-specific changesSkeletal changesDigital topological analysisMiceCortical structures