2008
Biological Co‐Adaptation of Morphological and Composition Traits Contributes to Mechanical Functionality and Skeletal Fragility1*
Tommasini SM, Nasser P, Hu B, Jepsen KJ. Biological Co‐Adaptation of Morphological and Composition Traits Contributes to Mechanical Functionality and Skeletal Fragility1*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2008, 23: 236-246. PMID: 17922614, PMCID: PMC2665697, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.071014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Genetic randomization reveals functional relationships among morphologic and tissue-quality traits that contribute to bone strength and fragility
Jepsen KJ, Hu B, Tommasini SM, Courtland HW, Price C, Terranova CJ, Nadeau JH. Genetic randomization reveals functional relationships among morphologic and tissue-quality traits that contribute to bone strength and fragility. Mammalian Genome 2007, 18: 492-507. PMID: 17557179, PMCID: PMC1998883, DOI: 10.1007/s00335-007-9017-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional interactionMean trait valuesRI strainsCombination of traitsTrait valuesGenomic regionsCellular processesLoss of functionBone slendernessGenetic variabilityEnvironmental perturbationsSkeletal traitsAXB/BXAImportant functional interactionTraitsBiological paradigmBone traitsFunctional relationshipMouse strainsGenetic randomizationAdult malesHigher mineral densityStrainsUnique setGrowth
2006
Sexual dimorphism affects tibia size and shape but not tissue-level mechanical properties
Tommasini SM, Nasser P, Jepsen KJ. Sexual dimorphism affects tibia size and shape but not tissue-level mechanical properties. Bone 2006, 40: 498-505. PMID: 17035111, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research