Journal: Biology of Sex Differences
Article Title: Sexually dimorphic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the murine skeleton
doi: 10.1186/s13293-024-00626-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: Juvenile mice do not display the altered skeletal phenotype that are observed in skeletally mature mice. µCT analysis of the trabecular compartment, including ( A ) tissue volume, ( B ) bone volume, ( C ) bone volume to tissue volume ratio (BV/TV), ( D ) bone surface, and ( E ) trabecular number (Tb.N), ( F ) trabecular pattern factor (Tb.Pf), ( G ) fractal dimension, and ( H ) connectivity density (Conn.Dn) in control and PAE males and females. Data are presented as mean ± SEM with points showing individual animals. *= p < 0.05, ***= p < 0.001, ****= p < 0.0001. Measurement and statistical analysis heat map for ( I ) tissue area (T. Ar), ( J ) tissue perimeter (T.Pm), ( K ) Bone area (B.Ar), ( L ) resistance to torsion (J), ( M ) maximum second moments of inertia (I max ) and ( N ) minimum second moments of inertia (I min ) in male and female PAE and control mice. Line graphs represent mean ± SEM for male control (black), male PAE (orange), female control (green) and female PAE (blue) mice. Graphical heat map summarises statistical differences at specific matched locations along the tibial length (10–90%) for the PAE effect in females (Ctl-PAE F) and males (Ctl-PAE M), and the sex effect in control (F-M Ctl) and PAE (F-M PAE) groups. Red = p < 0.001, green = p < 0.01, yellow = p < 0.05, blue = p > 0.05 (not significant)
Article Snippet: 3D images for cortical and trabecular regions were created using Avizo software (ThermoFisher Scientific).
Techniques: Control