Bimodal distribution of osteocyte lacunar size in the human femoral cortex as revealed by micro-CT

Bone

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 866-871

  Hannah, K M ^a,c   Thomas, C D L ^b   Clement, J G ^b   De Carlo, F ^d   Peele, A G ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Femur; Lacunar volume; Osteocyte lacunae; Synchrotron micro CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OSTEOCYTE; SYNCHROTRON;

ADULT; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOCYTES; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957743724     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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