Longitudinal Evaluation of Mouse Hind Limb Bone Loss After Spinal Cord Injury using Novel, in vivo, Methodology
Title:
Longitudinal Evaluation of Mouse Hind Limb Bone Loss After Spinal Cord Injury using Novel, in vivo, Methodology
Author:
McManus, Madonna M.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (639 seconds)
Series:
Medicine
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Abstract:
A longitudinal examination of bone loss in the femurs and tibiae of adult mice was performed following spinal cord injury using sequential low-dose X-ray scans. Tibia bone loss was detected throughout the study, while bone loss in the femur was not detected until 40 days post injury.
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https://www.jove.com/t/3246