Modifications in Bone Matrix of Estrogen-Deficient Rats Treated with Intermittent PTH

Figure 4

Altered collagen pattern in iPTH-treated rats. Representatives light micrographs from 10 sections of distal femur/group, evidenced by picrosirius under polarized light. Cortical and cancellous compartments bone of the groups (a, b) OVX, (c, d) PTH03, (e, f) PTH5, and (g, h) PTH025. Scale bars represent 200 μm. Ma: bone marrow; Tb: trabecula.

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