37-Day microgravity exposure in 16-Week female C57BL/6J mice is associated with bone loss specific to weight-bearing skeletal sites (IMAGE)

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37-Day microgravity exposure in 16-Week female C57BL/6J mice is associated with bone loss specific to weight-bearing skeletal sites

Caption

MicroCT images of the femoral head bone and cartilage in ground control (GC) versus spaceflight (FLT), showing premature secondary ossification in microgravity.

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Eduardo Almeida, Rukmani Cahill and Elizabeth Blaber, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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