Table 1. Effect of chronic ICV ghrelin infusion on ex vivo BMD measurement of tibia, femur and spine by DXA.
Control | Ghrelin Ad lib-fed | Ghrelin Pair-fed | |
Tibia ex vivo BMD (g/cm2) | 0.119±0.002 | 0.125±0.004 | 0.127±0.003 |
Femur ex vivo BMD (g/cm2) | 0.148±0.004 | 0.161±0.001 † | 0.155±0.005 |
Spine ex vivo BMD (g/cm2) | 0.154±0.002 | 0.158±0.003 | 0.157±0.003 |
P<0.05. †P<0.1. Mean±SEM.