Table 6. Effects of orchidectomy (Orx), vitamin E and aspirin on biomarkers of bone metabolism.

	Sham	Orx
Treatment (per kg diet)	Control	Control	500 IU Vit E	500 mg Aspirin	500 IU Vit E + 500 mg Aspirin
Urinary Dpd (nmol/mmol creatinine)	22.8±5.68	38.3±5.39	32.3±5.39	31.2±5.39	33.7±5.68
Serum Osteocalcin (ng/mL)	13.0±1.48	17.9±1.41	16.0±1.41	17.7±1.41	14.1±1.48

Values are means ± SEM; n = 9–10 rats per treatment group.