Table 4 Ratio of hypertrophic zone/entire physeal area in cn/cn and cn/+growth plates

i) All bones (all time periods combined)

0.17 (±0.063)

0.30 (±0.052)

ii) Single bones (all time periods combined)

H

0.18 (±0.079)

0.29 (±0.065)

F

0.17 (±0.049)

0.32 (±0.052)

T

0.15 (±0.044)

0.29 (±0.037)

iii) Age-based ratios (all bones combined at specific age ranges in weeks)

2.5 -3

0.14 (±0.051)

0.30 (±0.041)

4-4.5

0.20 (±0.066)

0.31 (±0.051)

6-6.5

0.16 (±0.057)

0.29 (±0.059)