A Low Protein Diet Alters Bone Material Level Properties and the Response to In Vitro Repeated Mechanical Loading

Table 1

Humerus bone geometry determined by μCT in rats fed a normal or a low protein diet.

	Dietary protein
	15%	2.5%
Bone area (mm^2)
Total area (mm^2)
(mm^4)
(mm^4)
Estimated bending stress (MPa)

Values are means SEM.
versus.
2.5% casein diet.