Osteoporosis in Vertebral Bodies (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Osteoporosis in Vertebral Bodies

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Left two healthy vertebral bodies in the spine of a medaka fish: The bone matrix (green) is normally mineralised and surrounded by bone-forming cells (magenta). On the right the situation in an osteoporotic fish.

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Tan Wen Hui / University of Singapore

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