“…Experimental durations less than 2 weeks generally consisted of two to three injections of LPS ranging from 5 to 10 mg/kg body weight per injection with bones collected for ex vivo analysis within 2 weeks of the first LPS exposure. This type of experimental design consistently demonstrated negative effects of LPS on trabecular bone structure, including BV/TV, Tb.N, and Tb.Sp, in the femur ( 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ,…”