Table 1.
Biochemical parameters in the experimental and control groups
| Blood parameters |
Time
(month) |
Control | Sham | OVX | OVX + EA | OVX + estrogen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca (mg/dl) | 2 4 6 |
9.7 ± 0.5 9.8 ± 0.8*† 10.2 ± 0.5* |
9.6 ± 0.25 10.1 ± 0.3*† 9.6 ± 0.6* |
9.8±0.3 8.1±1.0 8.2±0.6 |
9.6±0.2 8.9±0.7 9.1±0.2* |
9.5±0.2 9.8±1*† 10.9±0.6*‡ |
| P (mg/dl) | 2 4 6 |
5.1 ± 1.0 5.9 ± 0.8 6.6 ± 1.9 |
4.6 ± 0.8 5 ± 0.8 6.6 ± 0.8 |
4.2 ± 0.70 6.5 ± 1.0 5.2 ± 0.8 |
4.5±0.9 6.7±0.2 6.6±0.8 |
4.1±0.4 6.7±.6 6.6±0.8 |
| ALP (mg/dl) | 2 4 6 |
333± 143*†‡ 311± 151*† 324± 146*† |
391 ± 94*†‡ 313 ± 124*† 295 ± 144*† |
465±85 410 ± 82 466± 101 |
504±100 433±102 511±83 |
518±132 265±110† 379±118† |
CA: Calcium, P: Phosphorus, ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase
†
p< 0.05, OVX + EA vs. control or sham-operated groups or estrogen.
‡
p<0.05, control or sham vs. estrogen.
*
P<0.05, OVX vs. control or sham or estrogen or EA extract groups