Collagen fibril diameter in relation to bone site. a quantitative ultrastructural study.
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.
Tzaphlidou
Margaret
M
Laboratory of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, P.O. Box 1186, 45110 Ioannina, Greece. mtzaphli@cc.uoi.gr
Berillis
Panagiotis
P
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*
D003094:Collagen