Mice with SFB Monoassocation Have An Increase in Osteoclasts (IMAGE)

Medical University of South Carolina

Mice with SFB Monoassocation Have An Increase in Osteoclasts

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Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stained tibiae in germ-free (GF) and segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB)-monoassociated mice. Mice colonized with SFB displayed an increase in osteoclasts (stained in red), which resorb bone.

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Dr. Chad M. Novince from the Medical University of South Carolina

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