Table 1.

Dosage of alkaline phosphatase (U/L) levels in the serum of female rats (n = 20/group) at 14 and 28 days after femoral surgery

Period	Groups	Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)
14 days	Ovariectomized	157.31 ± 14.59a
	Non-ovariectomized	122.13 ± 8.83b
28 days	Ovariectomized	181.75 ± 9.16a
	Non-ovariectomized	134.59 ± 8.25b

Means ± SEM (p < 0.05)

^a,Statistically significant differences between groups in the period of 14 days (p = 0.0405)

^bStatistically significant differences between groups in the period of 28 days (p = 0.0007)