Micro-CT evaluation of murine fetal skeletal development yields greater morphometric precision over traditional clear-staining methods

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 582-589

  Oest, Megan E ^a   Jones, Jeryl C ^b   Hatfield, Cindy ^b   Prater, M Renee ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear staining; Fetal development; Limb length; micro CT

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; IMAGING SYSTEM; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; TRABECULAR BONE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL DISEASES; MALE; MICE; STAINING AND LABELING; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

MURINAE;

EID: 57749117790     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20177     Document Type: Article

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