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Table 2 Effect of SML on thymus and splenic weight in OVX mice

From: Effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza extract with supplemental liquefied calcium on osteoporosis in calcium-deficient ovariectomized mice

Parameter (mg)		OVX
			SME (mg/kg/day)			SML (mg/kg/day)
	sham	–	50	100	200	50	100	200	LCa (60 mg/kg/day)	E2 (0.1 mg/kg/every other day)
Thymus	49.4 ± 8.4^ab	56.7 ± 10.5^a	53.0 ± 9.4 ^ab	55.9 ± 11.5^a	54.7 ± 10.5^a	55.7 ± 11.5^a	52.1 ± 5.9 ^ab	50.4 ± 8.9 ^ab	54.3 ± 12.1^a	47.5 ± 7.5^b
Spleen	151.9 ± 11.5^a	97.3 ± 13.5 ^c	96.5 ± 13.7 ^c	98.5 ± 13.4 ^c	99.5 ± 19.3^c	99.5 ± 14.7 ^c	134.9 ± 11.5^b	136.2 ± 15.7^b	99.3 ± 10.5^c	137.5 ± 12.8^b

Values are given as means ± S.E.M. n = 7 for all groups. Data are the means ± S.E.M from three independent experiments. Means with different superscripts (a, b, c) are significantly different at p < 0.05 in pairwise comparisons.

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