pQCT analysis of WT and δ-EF1+/− mice
| Parameter | WT | δ-EF1 HZ |
| pQCT_trab content (mg) | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.41 ± 0.05a |
| pQCT_trab density (mg/cm³) | 211.21 ± 34.64 | 243.61 ± 36.28a |
| pQCT_trab area (mm²) | 1.61 ± 0.15 | 1.68 ± 0.13 |
| pQCT_cort content (mg) | 2.11 ± 0.40 | 2.13 ± 0.27 |
| pQCT_cort density (mg/cm³) | 1,195.90 ± 64.46 | 1,197.31 ± 62.44 |
| pQCT_cort area (mm²) | 1.77 ± 0.31 | 1.78 ± 0.21 |
| pQCT_cort thickness (mm) | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.03 |
| Parameter | WT | δ-EF1 HZ |
| pQCT_trab content (mg) | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.41 ± 0.05a |
| pQCT_trab density (mg/cm³) | 211.21 ± 34.64 | 243.61 ± 36.28a |
| pQCT_trab area (mm²) | 1.61 ± 0.15 | 1.68 ± 0.13 |
| pQCT_cort content (mg) | 2.11 ± 0.40 | 2.13 ± 0.27 |
| pQCT_cort density (mg/cm³) | 1,195.90 ± 64.46 | 1,197.31 ± 62.44 |
| pQCT_cort area (mm²) | 1.77 ± 0.31 | 1.78 ± 0.21 |
| pQCT_cort thickness (mm) | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.03 |
pQCT of HZ and WT mice. n = 8 animals/group; data presented as mean ± SD; Student's t test. cort, cortical; tot, total; Trab, trabecular.
p < 0.05.