Table 2.
Parameters of bone growth. Values expressed as mean (±standard deviation).
| Groups | Skull-tale length (cm) |
Tibia length (mm) |
Cartilage weight (% of body weight) |
Proteoglycan synthesis1 (cpm/100 mg tissue). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sup/Ex | 36.07 (1.20) | 32.82 (1.68) | .039 (.001) § | 301.95 (81.50) ‡ |
| Ctrl/Ex | 35.92 (2.33) | 33.33 (2.39) | .041 (.003) †* | 218.52 (80.40) |
| Sup/Sed | 38.28 (.80) † | 34.12 (2.19) | .034 (.003) | 6395.95 (2066.20) † |
| Ctrl/Sed | 37.07 (1.30) ‡ | 35.03 (2.67) | .034 (.003) | 6284.27 (1877.30) ‡ |
1 by 35SO4 incorporation on cartilage
* p < 0.05 when compared to Ctrl/Sed
† p<0.05 when compared to Sup/Ex
‡ p<0.05 when compared to Ctrl/Ex
§ p<0.05 when compared to Sup/Sed.