Table 3. Effect of FJH-UBS administration on weight and bone mineral density of femurs in ovariectomized mice.
Variables | Sham | OVX | OVX+FU | OVX+SI |
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Femur weight (left + right, mg) | 194.7 ± 6.8 | 184.9 ± 4.6b | 203.3 ± 5.1a | 198.4 ± 4.8a |
BMD (g/m2) | 0.093 ± 0.002 | 0.085 ± 0.002*,b | 0.091 ± 0.001a | 0.090 ± 0.001a |
Values are expressed as the mean ± SE (n = 10).
BMD, bone mineral density; Sham, sham-operated group; OVX, ovariectomized group; OVX+FU, ovariectomized and 80 mg/kg body weight FJH-UBS-treated group; OVX+SI, ovariectomized and 5 mg/kg body weight soy isoflavones (a positive control)-treated group.
*P < 0.01 significantly different from the Sham group. Mean without a common letter differs among the OVX, OVX+FU, and OVX+SI groups at P < 0.05.