Table 1.

Number of osteoclasts (three or more nuclei) evaluated in 10 regions of interest (ROI) at 1, 2, and 3 weeks of cell culture at ×40 magnification (mean ± SD)

Condition	SHAM		OVX
Time	CTR−	CTR+	CTR−	CTR+
1 week	0***	113 ± 12	109 ± 11	126 ± 28
2 weeks	0***	130 ± 24	140 ± 22	152 ± 37
3 weeks	0***	167 ± 37	169 ± 33	189 ± 26

Scheffé post hoc multiple comparison test between PBMC_OVX and PBMC_SHAM for each culture condition:

***p < 0.005; 1st week, CTR− PBMC_OVX versus PBMC_SHAM;

2nd week, CTR− PBMC_OVX versus PBMC_SHAM;

3rd week, CTR− PBMC_OVX versus PBMC_SHAM