title: Collagen fibril diameter in relation to bone site. a quantitative ultrastructural study.
abstract: The collagen fibril diameter was measured in cortical bone samples from the femoral neck, rear and front tibia of rats using electron microscopy analysis. Statistically significant differences (0.001<p<0.04) in mean fibril diameter values between different bone sites were detected demonstrating a dependence upon bone use.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, P.O. Box 1186, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. mtzaphli@cc.uoi.gr
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzaphlidou
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berillis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013977:Tibia / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen