Fig. 6: Reduction of Oc.S changes in trabecular and cortical bones of ∆130–136 mice after ovariectomy.
From: Connexin 43 hemichannels protect bone loss during estrogen deficiency
a, b Paraffin sections of femoral bone were stained by TRAP and osteoclasts were labeled and quantified. Femoral trabecular and endocortical Oc.S was increased in wild-type (WT) and R76W mice after ovariectomy, but not in Δ130–136 transgenic mice. c, d Paraffin sections of femoral bone were stained with Masson’s trichrome, and osteoblasts were labeled and quantified. Data shown are mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. n = 6–7. OB#, number of osteoblasts; BS, bone surface; OC.S, osteoclast surface; TRAP, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
