Table 3.
Parameters | Groups | |
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Normal | WB | |
Total collagen (%) | 1.27b ± 0.11 | 1.49a ± 0.20 |
Soluble collagen (%) | 0.16a ± 0.03 | 0.17a ± 0.03 |
Collagen/protein ratio | 5.18b | 7.15a |
Pyridinoline (counts/mg of insoluble collagen in 1.0 g dry sample) | 217.19a ± 43.28 | 149.96b ± 27.11 |
a.bDifferent letters on the same line were statistically different according to Student’s t-test (p < 0.05)