Bone architecture: collagen structure and calcium/phosphorus maps.
Bone collagen structure in normal and pathological tissues is presented using techniques of thin section transmission electron microscopy and morphometry. In pathological tissue, deviations from normal fine structure are reflected in abnormal arrangements of collagen fibrils and abnormalities in fibril diameter. The relationships between these bone structural changes and the skeletal calcium/phosphorus ratio are discussed. Calcium/phosphorus ratio is measured by X-ray absorptiometry and computed microtomography.
Tzaphlidou
Margaret
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Department of Medical Physics, Medical School, Ioannina University, 45110, Ioannina, Greece. mtzaphli@uoi.gr