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. 2014 Mar 17;9(3):e92312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092312

Table 4. Chemical composition of trabecular bone in femoral head (ICP-OES).

VL1R VL3R VL5R VL7R VLNR SPD BCL
Ca [%] 24.34±2.51 24.92±1.91 24.59±2.55 24.72±3.02 24.82±2.37 24.51±2.62 24.59±2.29
P [%] 11.32±0.42 11.40±0.23 11.44±0.21 11.56±0.32 11.43±0.24 11.39±0.40 11.38±0.25
Ca/P ratio 2.15±0.19 2.19±0.21 2.15±0.23 2.14±0.17 2.18±0.21 2.15±0.19 2.16±0.23
Mg [%] 0.46±0.04 0.47±0.02 0.50±0.01 0.50±0.01 0.50±0.03 0.46±0.02 0.48±0.01
Sr [%] 0.0070±0.00 0.0069±0.00 0.0066±0.00 0.0069±0.00 0.0069±0.00 0.0067±0.00 0.0070±0.00
Fe [%] 0.015±0.00 0.016±0.00 0.013±0.00 0.015±0.00 0.012±0.00 0.013±0.00 0.023±0.00
Ba [%] <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00 <0.005±0.00
K [%] 0.093±0.01 0.092±0.01 0.11±0.02 0.10±0.01 0.10±0.01 0.087±0.01 0.098±0.01
Na [%] 0.61±0.03 0.67±0.02 0.78±0.01 0.70±0.01 0.72±0.02 0.61±0.01 0.70±0.02

n = 7 values per group. Values are shown as the median±SE. ICP-OES - inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy.