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Table 6.

Bone mineral density of right femur and tibia with L5 in OVX rats.

Groups	Control		References		RC:PCP 2:1 Mixture (g/g)
Groups	Sham	OVX	RC 40 mg/kg	PCP 20 mg/kg	30 mg/kg	60 mg/kg	120 mg/kg
Femur
Total	0.149 ± 0.010	0.121 ± 0.006 ^a	0.128 ± 0.004 ^a	0.128 ± 0.005 ^a	0.130 ± 0.004 ^a	0.135 ± 0.004 ^ac	0.139 ± 0.005 ^bcfg
Neck	0.158 ± 0.012	0.126 ± 0.003 ⁱ	0.138 ± 0.010	0.134 ± 0.004 ^jl	0.140 ± 0.011	0.147 ± 0.004 ^ko	0.154 ± 0.008 ^ko
Mid-shaft	0.126 ± 0.005	0.106 ± 0.004 ^a	0.114 ± 0.003 ^ac	0.112 ± 0.004 ^a	0.114 ± 0.005 ^ac	0.120 ± 0.003 ^acg	0.123 ± 0.003 ^ceg
Tibia
Total	0.134 ± 0.010	0.104 ± 0.003 ^a	0.113 ± 0.007 ^ad	0.111 ± 0.003 ^a	0.113 ± 0.005 ^ad	0.121 ± 0.005 ^ach	0.124 ± 0.004 ^aceg
Neck	0.146 ± 0.007	0.116 ± 0.006 ^a	0.126 ± 0.005 ^a	0.124 ± 0.004 ^a	0.128 ± 0.014 ^a	0.134 ± 0.006 ^bc	0.138 ± 0.005 ^cfg
Mid-shaft	0.119 ± 0.012	0.085 ± 0.007 ⁱ	0.096 ± 0.005 ^j	0.095 ± 0.005 ⁱ	0.097 ± 0.008 ^j	0.102 ± 0.004 ^k	0.111 ± 0.008 ^kno
L4-Total	0.139 ± 0.009	0.109 ± 0.005 ^a	0.120 ± 0.005 ^a	0.118 ± 0.006 ^a	0.120 ± 0.010 ^ad	0.126 ± 0.004 ^ac	0.130 ± 0.008 ^ch

Values are expressed mean ± S.D. of eight rats, g/cm² of bone; ^a p < 0.01 and ^b p < 0.05 as compared with sham control by Tukey test; ^c p < 0.01 and ^d p < 0.05 as compared with OVX control by Tukey test; ^e p < 0.01 and ^f p < 0.05 as compared with RC 40 mg/kg treated rats by Tukey test; ^g p < 0.01 and ^h p < 0.05 as compared with PCP 20 mg/kg treated rats by Tukey test; ⁱ p < 0.01 and ^j p < 0.05 as compared with sham control by Tamhane test; ^k p < 0.01 and ^l p < 0.05 as compared with OVX control by Tamhane test; ^m p < 0.01 and ⁿ p < 0.05 as compared with RC 40 mg/kg treated rats by Tamhane test; ^o p < 0.01 and ^p p < 0.05 as compared with PCP 20 mg/kg treated rats by Tamhane test; OVX = Bilateral ovariectomy; PCP = Pomegranate Concentrate Powder; RC = Red clover dry extracts; L4 = fourth lumbar vertebrae.