Analysis of the effect of osteon diameter on the potential relationship of osteocyte lacuna density and osteon wall thickness

Anatomical Record

Volumn 294, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1472-1485

  Skedros, John G ^a   Clark, Gunnar C ^a   Sorenson, Scott M ^a   Taylor, Kevin W ^a   Qiu, Shijing ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone remodeling; Osteocytes; Osteon wall thickness; Osteons; Sclerostin

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; DEER; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SHEEP; THICKNESS; ULNA;

BONE REMODELING; OSTEOCYTES; OSTEON WALL THICKNESS; OSTEONS; SCLEROSTIN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REMODELING; DEER; EXTREMITIES; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOCYTES; RIBS; SHEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; LACUNA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80051731790     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21452     Document Type: Article

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