Table 1 Lengths of the hindlimb bones (mm) and absolute mass of the hindlimb muscles (mg) of wild-type (WT) and STAT5B^−/− mice

16.8 ± 0.2^a

13.1 ± 0.3^a

118 ± 4^a

107 ± 2^a

39 ± 1^a

8.3 ± 0.2^a

6.6 ± 0.3^a

163 ± 4^a

15.8 ± 0.2^b

12.0 ± 0.2^b

75 ± 3^b

73 ± 2^bc

27 ± 1^b

6.2 ± 0.5^b

5.6 ± 0.7^abc

106 ± 2^b

16.4 ± 0.2^a

12.7 ± 0.3^a

84 ± 4^c

78 ± 3^b

31 ± 1^c

6.3 ± 0.3^b

5.0 ± 0.2^b

119 ± 6^c

15.9 ± 0.1^b

12.2 ± 0.1^b

71 ± 3^b

68 ± 2^c

26 ± 1^b

6.0 ± 0.4^b

4.4 ± 0.1^c

97 ± 2^d

18.2 ± 0.2^a

14.9 ± 0.1^a

162 ± 8^a

139 ± 2^a

49 ± 1^a

10.8 ± 0.3^a

8.0 ± 0.5^a

234 ± 5^a

16.6 ± 0.2^b

13.5 ± 0.2^b

110 ± 4^b

95 ± 3^bc

35 ± 1^b

7.4 ± 0.3^b

6.0 ± 0.3^b

143 ± 4^b

17.7 ± 0.2^c

14.5 ± 0.1^c

121 ± 2^c

101 ± 4^b

39 ± 2^c

10.1 ± 0.6^a

6.9 ± 0.5^ab

163 ± 4^c

16.7 ± 0.2^b

13.6 ± 0.1^b

107 ± 4^d

89 ± 2^c

32 ± 1^d

7.7 ± 0.2^b

6.4 ± 0.5^b

135 ± 2^b

18.1 ± 0.1^a

15.0 ± 0.1^a

179 ± 4^a

148 ± 3^a

57 ± 2^a

12.3 ± 0.8^a

9.7 ± 0.5^a

245 ± 7^a

17.2 ± 0.2^b

14.1 ± 0.1^b

131 ± 7^b

115 ± 4^b

42 ± 1^b

8.9 ± 0.3^b

8.0 ± 0.3^b

173 ± 6^b

18.4 ± 0.2^a

15.3 ± 0.2^a

138 ± 9^b

117 ± 5^b

45 ± 2^b

9.6 ± 0.4^b

7.8 ± 0.3^bc

187 ± 6^b

17.4 ± 0.1^b

14.4 ± 0.2^b

111 ± 9^c

111 ± 3^b

36 ± 2^c

7.5 ± 0.3^c

7.1 ± 0.2^c

168 ± 6^c