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Table 2 Right femur weights of sham-operated and OVX mice

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

Items

Groups

Absolute weight (g)

Relative weight (% of body weight)

Wet

Dry

Ash

Wet

Dry

Ash

Controls

 Sham

0.094 ± 0.006

0.067 ± 0.004

0.049 ± 0.003

0.300 ± 0.030

0.214 ± 0.016

0.157 ± 0.012

 OVX

0.091 ± 0.006

0.047 ± 0.003a

0.027 ± 0.002a

0.243 ± 0.017a

0.126 ± 0.012a

0.071 ± 0.007a

RES 2.5 mg/kg

0.098 ± 0.007

0.066 ± 0.004c

0.046 ± 0.003bc

0.274 ± 0.022bc

0.185 ± 0.019ac

0.128 ± 0.012ac

EAP 200 mg/kg

0.093 ± 0.006

0.058 ± 0.005ac

0.034 ± 0.003ac

0.266 ± 0.008ad

0.164 ± 0.007ac

0.097 ± 0.005ac

TM 200 mg/kg

0.094 ± 0.007

0.058 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.003ac

0.269 ± 0.026bd

0.166 ± 0.013ac

0.100 ± 0.008ac

Mixed formula - EAP:TM (200 mg/kg)

 1:1

0.094 ± 0.007

0.056 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.003ac

0.272 ± 0.029bd

0.163 ± 0.019ac

0.102 ± 0.011ac

 1:3

0.095 ± 0.009

0.058 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.004ac

0.270 ± 0.024bd

0.165 ± 0.015ac

0.100 ± 0.012ac

 1:5

0.093 ± 0.007

0.057 ± 0.004ac

0.034 ± 0.003ac

0.270 ± 0.026bd

0.166 ± 0.025ac

0.100 ± 0.014ac

 1:7

0.094 ± 0.004

0.056 ± 0.002ac

0.034 ± 0.001ac

0.272 ± 0.027bd

0.162 ± 0.015ac

0.098 ± 0.009ac

 1:9

0.096 ± 0.008

0.058 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.002ac

0.272 ± 0.025bd

0.165 ± 0.018ac

0.100 ± 0.009ac

 3:1

0.098 ± 0.009

0.065 ± 0.003cef

0.044 ± 0.004cef

0.300 ± 0.027ceg

0.200 ± 0.017cef

0.134 ± 0.011acef

 5:1

0.095 ± 0.008

0.056 ± 0.005ac

0.036 ± 0.004ac

0.272 ± 0.021bd

0.169 ± 0.014ac

0.103 ± 0.016ac

 7:1

0.094 ± 0.009

0.058 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.003ac

0.268 ± 0.017ad

0.166 ± 0.010ac

0.100 ± 0.006ac

 9:1

0.095 ± 0.005

0.060 ± 0.005ac

0.035 ± 0.003ac

0.271 ± 0.022bd

0.171 ± 0.012ac

0.100 ± 0.007ac

  1. 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)
  2. Values are expressed mean ± S.D. of eight mice
  3. ap < 0.01 and bp < 0.05 as compared with sham control by LSD test
  4. ep < 0.01 as compared with EAP single formula treated mice by LSD test
  5. cp < 0.01 and dp < 0.05 as compared with OVX control by LSD test
  6. fp < 0.01 and gp < 0.05 as compared with TM single formula treated mice by LSD test