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Table 3 Cortical bone thickness (CBT), trabecular bone thickness (TBT) and osteoclast (OCL) number in: SHAM-operated control (SHAM) rats, Ovariectomized (OVX) rats, and Olive-supplemented ovariectomized (Olive-OVX) rats.

From: Olive Oil effectively mitigates ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis in rats

 

SHAM

OVX

Olive-OVX

CBT (μm)

248.72 ± 3.69

n = 5

203.77 ± 2.07a, b

n = 5

243.21 ± 2.64

n = 5

TBT (μm)

92.38 ± 1.15

n = 5

53.54 ± 1.71 a, b

n = 5

86.11 ± 1.48a

n = 5

OCL/10 HPF

6 ± 0.51

n = 5

14 ± 0.66a, b

n = 5

7 ± 0.37

n = 5

  1. n; is the number of observations
  2. (a) Significance calculated by least significant difference (LSD), P < 0.05 from SHAM-operated control group.
  3. (b) Significance calculated by LSD, P < 0.05 between OVX and Olive-OVX groups.