Micro/Nanostructures and Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone in Ovariectomized Rats

Figure 2

Schematic representation of the indent areas. On transversal slices of L6 vertebral body, nanoindentation test was performed randomly at four different regions (a). Five indentations were made for each site within 30–50 μm (b).

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