Histological analysis of distal femoral epiphysis of <i>Obif</i>^−/− mice.

<p><b>(A-B)</b> Villanueva bone staining of distal femur sections from wild-type and <i>Obif</i>^−/− mice. The thickness of distal femoral growth plates was unaltered between wild-type (white box) and <i>Obif</i>^−/− mice (black box) <b>(A)</b>. In wild-type and <i>Obif</i>^−/− mice, the osteoblasts (indicated by arrowheads) and osteoclasts (indicated by arrows) were unchanged in number and size. Scale bars represent 100 μm <b>(A)</b> and 20 μm <b>(B)</b>. Error bars show the SEM (n = 3).