Murine metapodophalangeal sesamoid bones: morphology and potential means of mineralization underlying function.

Murine metapodophalangeal sesamoid bones: morphology and potential means of mineralization underlying function.

Doherty Alison H; Lowder Elizabeth M; Jacquet Robin D; Landis William J

Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)

2010

2010-05

Normal murine metapodophalangeal sesamoid bones, closely associated with tendons, were examined in terms of their structure and mineralization with reference to their potential function following crystal deposition. This study utilized radiography, whole mount staining, histology, and conventional electron microscopy to establish a maturation timeline of mineral formation in 1- to

Aging/physiology; Animal Structures; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone Development/*physiology; Calcification; Collagen Type II/metabolism; Electron; Extracellular Matrix/metabolism/ultrastructure; Fibrocartilage/physiology/ultrastructure; Forelimb/*anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging/growth & development; Hindlimb/*anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging/growth & development; Mice; Microscopy; Movement/physiology; Muscle; Physiologic/*physiology; Proteoglycans/metabolism; Radiography; Sesamoid Bones/*cytology/diagnostic imaging/growth & development; Skeletal/anatomy & histology/physiology; Species Specificity; Tendons/physiology/ultrastructure; Transmission

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