Figure 3
From: High Impact Exercise Improves Bone Microstructure and Strength in Growing Rats
Growth plate histomorphometric parameters for control, sham, LI, MI and HI tibiae. (A) Growth plate section embedded in MMA and stained with toluidine blue (10x). Evaluation of the hypertrophic and proliferative zonal thicknesses (µm) for control, sham, LI, MI and HI groups (I–V). (B) Growth plate section embedded in MMA and stained with toluidine blue (20x). Evaluation of the hypertrophic cell height (µm) and number of proliferative cells per column (cells) for control, sham, LI, MI and HI groups (I–V). (C) Growth plate histomorphometry measurements of rat proximal tibiae for control, sham, LI, MI and HI groups (I–V). N = 6 rats per group (mean value ± SD). *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01: significant compared to sham.
