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From: Vertebral bone microarchitecture and osteocyte characteristics of three toothed whale species with varying diving behaviour

Figure 3

Histology of the vertebral bodies. (a) In peripheral zones, the trabeculae were thinner and more separated. (b) In the centre of the vertebral body of orcas and sperm whales, the trabeculae converged to a dense structure with a compact appearance that included osteonal structures (Masson Goldner staining, 50x magnification). Harbour porpoise vertebral bone did not show this phenomenon.

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