Exceptional bone density DXA values of the rostrum of a deep-diving marine mammal: a new technical insight in the adaptation of bone to aquatic life
Skeletal Radiol
.
2009 Dec;38(12):1123-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00256-009-0647-4.
Epub 2009 Feb 6.
Authors
Alessandro Zotti
1
,
Roberto Poggi
,
Bruno Cozzi
Affiliation
1
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Radiology Unit, Viale dell'Università 16, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Padua, Italy.
[email protected]
PMID:
19198832
DOI:
10.1007/s00256-009-0647-4
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Absorptiometry, Photon / methods*
Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Bone Density / physiology*
Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Bone and Bones / physiology*
Male
Marine Biology / methods
Whales / physiology*