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Micro-CT scan and 2D-morphometry |
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| Parameter |
Cmice |
XMmice |
Gmice |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
% diff (P-value) |
Mean (SD) |
% diff (P-value) |
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| Bone volume/tissue volume (%) |
17.748 (1.073) |
18.304 (1.096) |
3.13%↑ (0.122) |
18.892 (1.207) |
6.45%↑ (0.005*) |
| Trabecular number (1/mm) |
0.781 (0.080) |
0.860 (0.049) |
10.00%↑ (0.002*) |
0.859 (0.054) |
10.00%↑ (0.002*) |
| Trabecular thickness (mm) |
0.291 (0.022) |
0.271 (0.010) |
7.01%↓ (0.002*) |
0.280 (0.013) |
3.78%↓ (0.069) |
| Trabecular separation (mm) |
0.321 (0.036) |
0.290 (0.020) |
9.66%↓ (0.002*) |
0.290 (0.020) |
9.66%↓ (0.002*) |
| Bone surface/bone tissue volume (1/mm) |
2.454 (0.246) |
2.700 (0.156) |
10.03%↑ (0.002*) |
2.699 (0.165) |
10.00%↑ (0.002*) |
| Bone surface/bone volume (1/mm) |
14.067 (1.122) |
15.006 (0.644) |
6.68%↑ (0.005*) |
14.625 (0.653) |
4.00%↑ (0.070) |
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Cmice: control group XMmice:Rhizoma Curculiginis group Gmice: Rhizoma Drynariae group ↑:increase ↓:decrease SD: standard deviation % diff: % difference *: P < 0.05 | |||||
Wong et al. Chinese Medicine 2007 2:13 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-13 |
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