Phenotypic integration among trabecular and cortical bone traits establishes mechanical functionality of inbred mouse vertebrae

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 606-620

  Tommasini, Steven M ^a   Hu, Bin ^b   Nadeau, Joseph H ^c   Jepsen, Karl J ^b  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Inbred mice; Path analysis; Phenotypic integration; Vertebral body

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; CORTICAL BONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HEREDITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT INBRED STRAIN; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65549148071     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.081224     Document Type: Article

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