Aging Female Mouse Femur Bone, with and without Treatment (IMAGE)

University of California - San Francisco

Aging Female Mouse Femur Bone, with and without Treatment

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Bones like the femur (thigh bone) normally become weak and porous in aging mice (71 weeks, left), but an experimental change in brain signaling led to much denser and stronger bones at the same age (right).

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Candice Herber / UCSF Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM)

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