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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 29.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Clin Invest. 2008 Feb 12;38(4):211–217. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.01930.x

Table 3.

Quantitative analysis of vessel calcification by μCT and osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) expression by Western blot analysis

Mineral density (mg cm−3) Particle density (particles cm−3) Calcific arc angle OPG/RANKL (Arbitrary unit ratio)
OVX 8·4 ± 2·8* 94 ± 26* 33 ± 7° 1·81 ± 1·06*
SHAM 1·9 ± 0·6 33 ± 7 33 ± 5° 1·09 ± 0·81

All values expressed as mean ± SEM;

*

P < 0·05 vs. SHAM.

OVX: ovariectomized group (n = 12); SHAM: sham-operated control group (n = 12).