Although a lowered bone mass was previously noted in growing tibiae of D/D mice at 6 and 10 weeks of age, at 16 weeks neither the tibia (determined by histomorphometry) nor the femur (examined by μCT) of D/D mice exhibited a significantly lower bone mass at baseline (Fig. 6 and ...
turnover markers compared to control rats. We also observe significant alterations in gut microbiota in T2DM rats, characterized by a higher relative abundance of Firmicutes (F) and Proteobacteria (P), but a lower relative abundance of Bacteroidetes (B) at the phylum level. Further analysis ...