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Changing architecture of growing cranial bones at sutures as revealed by vital staining with alizarin red S in the rabbit
Author(s) -
Isotupa Kauko,
Koski Kalevi,
Makinen Lauri
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330230116
Subject(s) - alizarin red , skull , alizarin , parietal bone , staining , anatomy , vital stain , temporal bone , rabbit (cipher) , biology , pathology , art , medicine , statistics , mathematics , visual arts
Changing patterns of bone trabeculae were observed at the interparietal, interfrontal, fronto‐parietal, temporo‐zygomatic, and mid‐palatal sutures of vitally stained (alizarin red S) rabbit skulls of 3 to 33 weeks of age. The changes appeared to represent changes in direction and velocity of bone growth at these sites. The method may offer a new approach to the study of skull growth, complementary to the traditional split‐line and vital staining methods.