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  • Title: Bone morphometrics and tetracycline marking patterns in young growing American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis).
    Author: Roberts ED, Matlock CL, Joanen T, McNease L, Bowen M.
    Journal: J Wildl Dis; 1988 Jan; 24(1):67-70. PubMed ID: 3352098.
    Abstract:
    Nine young American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were injected at monthly intervals with tetracycline to determine the bone apposition rate and the resorption patterns over a 3-mo period. The periosteal apposition rate increased progressively over the 3-mo period from 2.99 microns/day to 5.94 microns/day. Endosteal apposition rate was much slower with incomplete tetracycline lines being observed on the endosteum. This suggests that most modeling-resorptive activities occur on the endosteal envelope.
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