Table 4.
Serum biochemical parameters.
| Parameters | Sham n = 10 |
OVX n = 10 |
SM1 n = 7 |
SM3 n = 8 |
SM10 n = 10 |
SM30 n = 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP (U/L) | 32.57 ± 8.28 | 51.29 ± 7.78 & | 47.71 ± 5.38 | 51.57 ± 3.74 | 51.14 ± 8.80 | 47.57 ± 7.00 |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 16.09 ± 3.38 | 9.29 ± 2.51 # | 10.27 ± 3.18 | 8.10 ± 3.03 | 9.07 ± 2.60 | 10.10 ± 3.23 |
| Free T3 (pg/mL) | 3.84 ± 0.50 | 3.83 ± 0.31 | 3.97 ± 0.31 | 3.91 ± 0.23 | 3.79 ± 0.41 | 3.74 ± 0.23 |
| Free T4 (ng/dL) | 1.90 ± 0.47 | 3.04 ± 0.25 * | 3.07 ± 0.30 | 2.89 ± 0.31 | 2.73 ± 0.23 | 2.00 ± 0.51 % |
| Osteocalcin (ng/mL) | 2.40 ± 0.28 | 3.66 ± 0.48 * | 3.40 ± 0.57 | 3.63 ± 0.44 | 3.44 ± 0.43 | 3.47 ± 0.42 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.30 ± 0.41 | 9.46 ± 0.29 | 9.63 ± 0.21 | 9.78 ± 0.46 | 9.40 ± 0.27 | 9.70 ± 0.51 |
| IP (mg/dL) | 6.21 ± 0.80 | 6.24 ± 0.65 | 6.60 ± 0.57 | 6.50 ± 0.72 | 6.17 ± 0.53 | 6.49 ± 0.79 |
Note: T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine, IP, inorganic phosphorus. Results are presented as the means ± SD. *p < 0.001 vs. Sham group; #p< 0.01 vs. Sham group; &p < 0.05 vs. Sham group; %p < 0.001 vs. OVX group. Rat groups as defined above (N = 6/each group).