Table 2.

Calcium content in serum, urine and bone

	Vehicle	STZ	US
Ca/Ash (mg/mg)	0.47 ± 0.028	0.22 ± 0.019*	0.39 ± 0.022#
Bone Ca (mg)	8.5 ± 0.38	4.5 ± 0.45*	7.0 ± 0.30#
Serum Ca (mg/dL)	10.65 ± 0.31	9.05 ± 0.32*	10.07 ± 0.38#
Urine Ca/Cre (mg/mg)	0.039 ± 0.004	0.084 ± 0.009*	0.055 ± 0.007#

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 6 in each group.

^* P < 0.05, versus vehicle group;

^# P < 0.05, versus STZ group.