growth/size/body
• body is shorter
• however, no differences in femur or tibia length are seen
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skeleton
• 10 of 13 mice have 12 pairs of ribs and are missing the 13th rib pair at the thoracic vertebra 13
• 3 of 13 mice have 12.5 pairs of ribs and are missing one rib unilaterally
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• decrease in bone mineral content
• however, femoral bones do not show differences in maximum load, yield load, work to failure, or stiffness
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