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Fig. 5

From: Anti-osteoporotic effects of mixed compositions of extracellular polymers isolated from Aureobasidium pullulans and Textoria morbifera in ovariectomized mice

Fig. 5

Representative histological profiles of the left femur, taken from sham-operated and OVX mice. a = Sham-operated and distilled water administered sham vehicle control mice. b = Distilled water administered OVX control mice. c = RES 2.5 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. d = EAP single formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. e = TM single formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. f = EAP:TM 1:1 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. g = EAP:TM 1:3 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. h = EAP:TM 1:5 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. i = EAP:TM 1:7 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. j = EAP:TM 1:9 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. k = EAP:TM 3:1 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. l = EAP:TM 5:1 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. m = EAP:TM 7:1 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. n = EAP:TM 9:1 (g/g) mixed formula 200 mg/kg orally administered OVX mice. OVX: Bilateral ovariectomy; RES: Risedronate sodium; EAP: Exopolymers purified from A. pullulans SM2001; TM: T. morbifera leaf extracts; (EAP:TM): Mixed formula consisted of EAP and TM (g/g). Cb: cortical bone; Tb: trabecular bone; Bm: bone marrow; Gp: growth plate. All Hematoxylin and eosin stain. Scale bars = 300 μm

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