skeleton
• 2- to 3-fold higher volume in the lower metaphysis
• 2-fold increase in the number of osteoclasts
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• reduced volume and length of osteoclast ruffled borders indicating lower resorptive capacity
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• absence of age-dependent loss of metaphyseal bone volume in older female mice
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hematopoietic system
• slightly enlarged
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• 2- to 3-fold higher volume in the lower metaphysis
• 2-fold increase in the number of osteoclasts
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• reduced volume and length of osteoclast ruffled borders indicating lower resorptive capacity
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immune system
• slightly enlarged
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• 2- to 3-fold higher volume in the lower metaphysis
• 2-fold increase in the number of osteoclasts
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• reduced volume and length of osteoclast ruffled borders indicating lower resorptive capacity
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